Chrysophyllum cainito (star apple (exotic tropical fruit))

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Chrysophyllum cainito L. (1753 May 1) .

Jessup (2019),
page 370 quotation: "

Distribution and habitat:
Chrysophyllum cainito is reported to be native to the West Indies but is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics.
It is sometimes encountered as a garden remnant but has also been noted to be naturalised at two localities in the Wet Tropics of north-east Queensland.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:

• Jessup Laurie W (2019 August 23)
A taxonomic revision of Sapotaceae for mainland Australia.
Austrobaileya 10 (3): 321–382 .
→ https://www.jstor.org/stable/27025473
→ https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/109082/jessup-austrobaileya-v10s3-321-382.pdf .

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Chrysophyllum cainito L. (1753 May 1): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/51338615/api/apni-format .
Viewed: 2026 April 11th .