Sapotaceae
Star apple
Chrysophyllum cainito
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Chrysophyllum
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Common names
By language (34)
- Arabic
- كاينيتو
- arz
- اقحوان اقحوان
- Assamese
- তৰা আপেল
- bik
- Kaymito
- Catalan
- Cainito
- Chinese
- 金星果, 星苹果, 星萍果, 牛奶果
- Czech
- Zlatolist obecný
- Dutch
- Cainito, Achras caimito, Caimito, Goudbladboom
- English
- Star apple, Aguay, Caimito, Cainito, Milk fruit
- Esperanto
- Stelpomo
- Filipino
- Kaimito, Kaymito, Star apple
- Finnish
- Kultatähtiomena
- French
- Caimitier, Caintier, Caïmitier, Pomme de Lait
- frr
- Stääraapelbuum
- Haitian Creole
- Abyaba
- Icelandic
- Stjörnuepli, Stjörnueplatré
- Iloko
- Kaimito
- Indonesian
- Sawo duren, Kenitu
- Italian
- Cainito, Cynodendron bicolor
- Japanese
- スターアップル, スイショウガキ, ホシリンゴ, ミルクフルーツ
- Javanese
- Sawo durèn
- mad
- Kenitu
- Malayalam
- സ്റ്റാർ ആപ്പിൾ, Star Apple, കൈനിറ്റോ, ക്രിസോഫില്ലം കൈനിറ്റോ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stjerneeple
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Stjerneeple
- Portuguese
- Caimito, Abiu-roxo, Aguaí
- Russian
- Звёздное яблоко
- Spanish
- Cauje, Cynodendron bicolor, Star apple
- Sundanese
- Sawo durén, Sawo duren
- Tamil
- ஸ்டார் ஆப்பிள்
- Telugu
- నక్షత్ర ఆపిల్, స్టార్ ఆపిల్
- Thai
- ลูกน้ำนม
- ty
- ’āpara feti’a
- Vietnamese
- Vú sữa, Achras caimito
Synonyms
- Cainito pomiferum Tuss.
- Chrysophyllum bonplandii Klotzsch ex Miq.
- Chrysophyllum caeruleum Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. caeruleum Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. jamaicense (Jacq.) Bois
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. jamaicense Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. martinicense Pierre
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. pomiferum Pierre
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. portoricense A.DC.
- Chrysophyllum cainito var. typicum Stehlé
- Chrysophyllum jamaicense Jacq.
- Chrysophyllum maliforme L.
- Chrysophyllum monopyrenum Spreng.
- Chrysophyllum ottonis Klotzsch ex Miq.
- Chrysophyllum sericeum Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, June, August to October (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Howard Hontanosas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Lic. Kevin Miguel Garibaldi Fierro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: niels trubert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Olvin Wilfredo Oyuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Ito, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: j c, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Giselle Blythe, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.