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Collection/Caimito Star Apple
Caimito Star Apple botanical plate
Plate · drawn for the register, 2026Chrysophyllum cainito
Fruit

Caimito Star Apple

Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Central America

A small to fairly large evergreen tree of the sapodilla family, easily recognised by its elliptic leaves, glossy green above and clothed beneath with a persistent reddish-brown silky felt that flashes copper in the wind. The round fruit, up to 12 cm across and greenish-yellow or purple, has a soft, edible pulp with several seeds.

Sourced · see Record tab
1on the estate
1carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilySapotaceae
Spanish nameCaimito
Also known asStar apple, Caimito, Caimito, Caimo, Caimito morado
Native toA cultigen originating in Central America, grown in the wet tropics
TagGarden areaZonePlantedStatusSponsoredNote
17Main OrchardB1 June 2015Healthy—

0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.

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