About Wild Star Apple
Donella lanceolata is a plant species in the family Sapotaceae. It is a tree growing up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). The bark is grey to dark brown. Inflorescences bear up to 45 flowers. The fruit are brownish to purplish black, ripening yellow, round, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter. Its habitat is lowland forests from sea level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. Its natural range is Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrysophyllum roxburghii
- Genus
- Chrysophyllum
- Family
- SAPOTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, China, Hainan, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പുളിച്ചക്ക
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
Wild Star Apple belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
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