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Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 580 KB) Summary Chrysophyllum cainito, bought at Surinam tropical supermarket, Nieuwe Binnenweg, Rotterdam Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chrysophyllum cainito Metadata This file contains...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ...
Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants...
Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ...
Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ...
Families See text. ...
Genera See text Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. ...
Species About 70-80 species, including: Chrysophyllum acreanum Chrysophyllum africanum Chrysophyllum albidum Chrysophyllum antilogum Chrysophyllum argenteum Chrysophyllum auratum Chrysophyllum balansae Chrysophyllum balata Chrysophyllum bangweolense Chrysophyllum beguei Chrysophyllum cainito Chrysophyllum chartaceum Chrysophyllum claessensii Chrysophyllum cuneifolium Chrysophyllum delevoyi Chrysophyllum gonocarpum Chrysophyllum gorungosanum Chrysophyllum guyanense Chrysophyllum klugii Chrysophyllum lacourtianum Chrysophyllum lanceolatum Chrysophyllum laurentii...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Genera See text Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. ...
Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ...
The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...
It has numerous common names including Cainito, Caimito, Star apple, Golden leaf tree, Abiaba, Pomme de lait, Estrella, and Aguay. It is also known by the synonym Achras caimito. In scientific classification, synonymy is the existence of multiple systematic names to label the same organism. ...
 Cainito fruit cut in half The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple oval, entire, 5-15 cm long; the underside shines like a golden color seen from a distance. The tiny flowers are purplish white and have a sweet fragrant smell. The tree is also hermaphroditic (self-fertile). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 577 KB) Summary Chrysophyllum cainito cut in half Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chrysophyllum cainito Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 577 KB) Summary Chrysophyllum cainito cut in half Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chrysophyllum cainito Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from...
The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ...
A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ...
Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ...
It has round, purple-skinned fruit that is often green around the calyx, with a star pattern in the pulp. Sometimes there is a greenish-white variety of the fruit. The skin is rich in latex, and both it and the rind are not edible. The flattened seeds are light brown and hard. It bears fruit year around after it reaches about seven years of age. It is hermaphroditic (self fertile). Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ...
A ripe red jalapeno cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ...
In zoology, a hermaphrodite is a species that contains both male and female sexual organs at some point during their lives. ...
The fruits are delicious as a fresh dessert fruit; it is sweet and best served chilled. The flattened seeds are light brown and hard. Infusions of the leaves have been used against diabetes and articular rheumatism. The bark is considered a tonic and stimulant, and a bark decoction is used as an antitussive. The fruit also exist in two colors, dark purple and greenish brown. The purple fruit has a more dense skin and texture while the greenish brown fruit has a thin skin and a more liquid pulp. This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...
Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ...
External links
- Dept. of Horticulture Purdue University
- Fruits From America: Chrysophyllum cainito
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