PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Chrysophyllum cainito L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Chrysophyllum in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Vernacular Names
Caimito, star apple (En). Caimite, pomme surette (Fr). Indonesia: sawo hejo (Sundanese), sawo ijo (Javanese), sawo kadu (Bantam). Malaysia: sawu duren (Peninsular). Philippines: kaimito (Filipino). Singapore: chicle durian. Laos: nam2 nom. Burma (Myanmar): hnin-thagya. Thailand: sata appoen (central). Vietnam: c[aa]y v[us] s[uwx]a.
Distribution
Indigenous to the West Indies; cultivated throughout the tropics, in South-East Asia most frequent in the Philippines, Thailand and southern Indo-China.
Correct Citation of this Article
Wiselius, S.I., 1998. Chrysophyllum cainito L.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record:
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