Usina, Venezuela starapple
Chrysophyllum venezuelanense

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15-25 m tall. The trunk is irregular. It is 1.5 m across. The leaves are alternate and 10-12 cm long by 3.5-5 cm wide. The flowers are white. The fruit is oval and 4-5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are 4-5 seeds.

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. In Bolivia it grows up to 500 m altitude. The rainfall is 1,500 mm per year.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Mexico, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Airo toa, Caimito muyu, Caimito yuy, Chicozapote del monte, Con'si shasha, Fibande, Naso toa, Sacha aviyu, Sacha caimito, Titekawe

Synonyms

Achras mayana (Lundell) Lundell; Cornuella venezuelanensis Pierre; Chrysophyllum excelsum Huber; Lucuma lucentifolia Standley; Lucuma pentasperma Standley; Pouteria lucentifolia (Standley)Baehni; and others