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Taxon:  Chrysophyllum cainito L.



Summary
Genus:
Chrysophyllum
Family:
Sapotaceae
Subfamily:
Chrysophylloideae
Nomen number:
10405
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:192. 1753
Verified:
11/20/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  5. Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. World checklist and bibliography of Sapotaceae. 2001
  8. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  9. Jardín Botánico Nacional. Flora de la República de Cuba. 1998-
  10. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  12. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. 2000
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  14. Núñez Meléndez, E. Plantas medicinales de Puerto Rico: Folklore y fundamentos científicos. 1982
  15. Parker, I. M. et al. 2010. Domestication syndrome in caimito (Chrysophyllum cainito L.): fruit and seed characteristics. Econ. Bot. 64:161-175.
  16. Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:552, 554.
  17. Pennington, T. D. The genera of the Sapotaceae. 1991
  18. Petersen, J. J. et al. 2012. Origins and close relatives of a semi-domesticated neotropical fruit tree: Chrysophyllum cainito (Sapotaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 99:585-604.
  19. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  20. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  21. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  22. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  23. Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
  24. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:115.
  25. Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. 1976
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  27. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
star-apple –
French
caïmitier –
German
Sternapfel –
Spanish
caimito –
caimito blanco –
caimito morado –
Swedish
stjärnäpple –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Human foodseeds Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Materialswood Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
Medicinesfolklore Jardín Botánico Nacional. Flora de la República de Cuba. 1998-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10405. Accessed 2 August 2025.


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