Derivation of specific name
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cainito: early American or aboriginal name
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Chrysophyllum cainito L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=173320
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Tree, to 17 m. Leaves elliptic to oblong, glossy, green above, densely brown-tomentose beneath. Flowers purplish-white. Fruit spherical, 5-10 cm in diameter, smooth, purple or light green in colour; pulp whitish, enclosing the 3-8 glossy seeds.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Chrysophyllum cainito L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=173320
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Tropical America
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Chrysophyllum cainito L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=173320
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
