Sapotaceae

Satinleaf

Chrysophyllum oliviforme L.

Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Chrysophyllum

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 欖果金葉樹, 榄果金叶树
English: Satinleaf
Malayalam: സ്വർണ്ണപത്രി
Persian: برگ اطلسی
Tamil: செம்படி

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum oliviforme var. typicum Cronquist
Cynodendron oliviforme (L.) Baehni
Dactimala oliviformis (L.) Raf.
Guersentia oliviformis (L.) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mario Guzmán, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brendanboyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.