Bladderlike starapple
Chrysophyllum scalare
Family: Sapotaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 30 m tall. It has heavy buttresses. Young shoots have fine brown hairs. The leaves are in loose clusters at the ends of shoots. They are in spirals. They are 18024 cm long by 10-18 cm wide. They have short hairs underneath.
There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in cloud forests between 1,100-1,600 m above sea level and in evergreen forests between 200-700 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Peru, South America, Venezuela
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit