Common name
English: Star Apple
German: Sternapfelbaum
English: Star Apple
German: Sternapfelbaum
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Ericales (56)
Family: Sapotaceae (6)(family description)
Genus: Chrysophyllum (1)
Epithet: cainito L. (1)
Synonym: Cainito pomiferum Tussac
cainito => West Indian vernacular name for star apple
pomiferum => bearing apple-like fruits
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: beige, white