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Chrysophyllum lacourtianum
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Chrysophyllum lacourtianum

Chrysophyllum lacourtianum

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

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[1]. Prefers a deep, rich loam[2]. Growth of young plants is slow, with annual increase of just 6 - 10cm during the first three years[1]. Plants fruit regularly, often every year but sometimes once every two years, and fruits take about 12 months to ripen[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[1]. It takes up to six weeks to germinate[3]. Seeds start to germinate after 50 days and can take 100 days[1]. Seedlings need a position with some shade[1]. Greenwood cuttings. Air layering. Grafting. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Chrysophyllum+lacourtianum>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  3. [3]Tropical Food Gardens — Norrington. L. · Bloomings Books (Melbourne) · 2001 · ISBN 1-876473-41-x ↩︎Excellent little book giving some basic information on a range of plants.
  4. [4]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
  5. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎