Chrysophyllum — 26 species
Botanical species in the genus Chrysophyllum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Chrysophyllum africanum
Chrysophyllum africanum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
The wood has to be treated immediately after felling and cutting. Fresh logs do not float in water and have to be transported by truck.
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Chrysophyllum albidum
Chrysophyllum albidum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the humid tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature ranges from 18 - 28°c, but can tolerate a range of 12 - 34°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,300 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 1,100 - 2,800mm, and grows in both regions with a distinct dry season and regions with all year round rainfall.
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Chrysophyllum boivinianum
Chrysophyllum boivinianum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the wet tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,750 metres. Found in the wild mainly on lateritic soils, though it also grows well on sandy soils.
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Chrysophyllum cainito
Chrysophyllum cainito
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Star apple grows successfully in a range of tropical or near tropical areas. Throughout Southeast Asia it thrives in the lowlands, up to 400 metres elevation, and in areas with a distinct dry season. If the dry period is most pronounced, undue loss of leaves and less juicy or even shrivelled fruit are evident, which indicates that the drought is too severe and irrigation is needed.
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Chrysophyllum giganteum
Chrysophyllum giganteum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics. Fruits are produced in the drier months of the year.
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Chrysophyllum gonocarpum
Chrysophyllum gonocarpum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a position in at least some shade. Young plants are slow to establish and grow away.
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Chrysophyllum imperiale
Chrysophyllum imperiale
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a position with some shade. Plants can grow in soils that are inundated for part of the year. Newly planted young trees grow away moderately well.
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Chrysophyllum inornatum
Chrysophyllum inornatum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in sunny to moderately shady positions. Prefers a moist, clayey soil. Plants can withstand periodic inundation of the soil.
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Chrysophyllum lacourtianum
Chrysophyllum lacourtianum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, growing in areas with one or two dry seasons, where the average annual rainfall is 1,400 - 1,500mm and the mean annual temperature around 24°c. Prefers a deep, rich loam. Growth of young plants is slow, with annual increase of just 6 - 10cm during the first three years.
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Chrysophyllum marginatum
Chrysophyllum marginatum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical and subtropical areas. Requires a sunny position. Plants can tolerate periodic inundation.
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Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Prefers a fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position. Prefers a deep, rich loam. The seeds are spread by birds, leading to the plant becoming invasive in some areas.
Full cultivation guide →Chrysophyllum paranaense
Chrysophyllum paranaense
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A tree mainly of lowland, subtropical areas of Brazil. Prefers a position with some shade. Prefers a moist, clayey soil.
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Chrysophyllum perpulchrum
Chrysophyllum perpulchrum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Whilst older trees succeed in a sunny position, seedlings need shade for their proper development. Trees in a 12-year-old experimental plot in Ghana were 3 - 6 metres tall. Trees can produce fruits in abundance when the bole is 60cm or more in diameter, but individual trees with bole diameters of just 20cm may already start fruiting.
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Chrysophyllum pruniforme
Chrysophyllum pruniforme
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. Older plants can be grown in a sunny position, but seedlings appreciate some shade. Prefers a well-drained soil.
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Chrysophyllum splendens
Chrysophyllum splendens
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in sunny and in semi-shaded positions. Often found on fertile, clay soils in the wild. Prefers a well-drained soil.
Full cultivation guide →Chrysophyllum subnudum
Chrysophyllum subnudum
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics. Older trees succeed in full sun, but seedlings appreciate at least some shade. This species often regenerates abundantly in the wild.
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Chrysophyllum viride
Chrysophyllum viride
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly lowland areas in the moist tropics and subtropics of Brazil, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. Succeeds in sunny and lightly shaded positions. Plants can withstand periodic inundation of the soil.
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Chrysophyllum viridifolium
Chrysophyllum viridifolium
Family: Sapotaceae
Cultivation
A tree of low to moderate elevations in the subtropics to the tropics.
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