Chrysophyllum africanum
Sapotaceae FAMILY

Chrysophyllum africanum

Chrysophyllum africanum

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

African star apple is a medium-sized tree growing up to 25 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit, which is sold in local markets[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The timber is traded internationally, but data on volumes are not available due to mixing with other Sapotaceae species. In Côte d’Ivoire it is rated as one of the high-value timbers for export, but it is undoubtedly exported from other countries as well[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone east to Uganda and south to DR Congo and Angola.
HabitatLowland rainforest, often near rivers, up to elevations of 1,400 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].