Sapotaceae

Milky plum

Van-royena castanosperma (C.T.White) Aubrév.

Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Van-royena

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Milky plum: Van-royena castanosperma at Cairns Botanic Gardens — Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Milky plum, Poison plum, Saffron boxwood, Yellow plum

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum castanospermum C.T.White
Lucuma castanosperma C.T.White & W.D.Francis
Pouteria castanosperma (C.T.White) Baehni

Photos

Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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). About our plant data.