Chrysophyllum ramiflorum — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

A tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Sapotaceae family native to tropical America.

There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America.

Names & Synonyms

Chrysophyllum ramiflorum (Martius)A. de CandollePassavaria obovata Martius & EichlerEcclinisia costata PierreChrysophyllum abbreviatum (Duke)Baehni

References (1)

Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 625