Chrysophyllum amazonicum
T. D. Penn.
Amazonia star apple
GBIF
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 400 m above sea level in Colombia. It grows in lowland forest and savanna on sandy soil.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 28-45 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The buttresses can be 2 m high. There are 5 to many flowers in a group. The fruit are narrow oval when they have 1 seed or with 2-3 lobes when they have 2-3 seeds. The fruit are 3-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Chrysophyllum amazonicum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to tropical South America.
Names & Synonyms
Abiu-da-mata, Abiurana, Caimitillo, Caimitillo amarillo, Caimito de monte, Mimi-toa, Minitoa, Puirasado, Pun-na-shau, Quinilla colorado, Sacha avio, Waremba-dek
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 129
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 51
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 569
- Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290
