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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Chrysophyllum cainito''<br /> | image = Chrusophyllum cainito.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = ''Chrysophyllum cainito'' fruit<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Ericales]]<br /> | familia = [[Sapotaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Chrysophyllum]]''<br /> | species = '''''C. cainito'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Chrysophyllum cainito''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''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.<br /> <br /> 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 [[synonymy|synonym]] ''Achras caimito''.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Chrysophyllum cainito0.jpg|left|thumb|Cainito fruit cut in half]]<br /> The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]], alternate, simple oval, entire, 5-15 cm long; the underside shines with a golden color when seen from a distance. The tiny [[flower]]s are purplish white and have a sweet fragrant smell. The tree is also hermaphroditic (self-fertile).<br /> <br /> 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 [[seed]]s are light brown and hard. It bears fruit year around after it reaches about seven years of age.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> ==In Literature==<br /> The [[Nobel Prize]]-winning poet [[Derek Walcott]] immortalizes the fruit as a symbol of the [[Caribbean]] itself in his 1979 collection, ''The Star-Apple Kingdom''. <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/star_apple.html Dept. of Horticulture Purdue University]<br /> * [http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ipgri/fruits_from_americas/frutales/Ficha%20Chrysophyllum%20cainito.htm Fruits From America: ''Chrysophyllum cainito'']<br /> * [http://www.quisqualis.com/09strapjoy.html Quisqualis Site Entry for C. cainito]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Sapotaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Trees of the Caribbean]]<br /> [[Category:Trees of Central America]]</div>

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