Wild Star Apple
Chrysophyllum roxburghii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrysophyllum roxburghii
- Genus
- Chrysophyllum
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, China, Hainan, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wild Star Apple itself; the rest are typical of the Sapotaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Sapotaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പുളിച്ചക്ക
About Wild Star Apple
Wild Star Apple (Chrysophyllum roxburghii) belongs to the Sapotaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to November.
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Wild Star Apple belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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