Chrysophyllum argenteum subsp. panamense

Jacq., (Pittier) T. D. Penn.

Panama wild star apple

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit 189 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

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Chrysophyllum argenteum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to the tropical Americas.

Description

A tall tree. There can be small buttresses. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are shiny and paler green underneath. The flowers are small and yellow. They are clustered along the branches. The fruit are soft and fleshy. They turn purple when ripe.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland moist and wet forest.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Andes, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Other Information

It is cultivated.

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum panamense Pittier

Also Known As

Cafecillo, Caimito de monte, Caimito morado, Caimito silvestre, Carbonero, Cupijualuchi, Guanabana, Jacha cabuchi, Ka'tse, Yawekenkawe

References (8)

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Galeano, G., 2000, Forest Use at the Pacific Coast of Choco, Colombia: A Quantitative Approach. Economic Botany, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 358-376 (Subsp. not noted)
Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca)
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 129
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 223

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