Taxon:
Chrysophyllum africanum A. DC.
Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 8:163. 1844
Verified:
02/08/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun. Note: = Gambeya africana (Baker) Pierre
- Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2001. World checklist and bibliography of Sapotaceae URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- Hemsley, J. H. 1966. Notes on African Sapotaceae. Kew Bull. 20:461-465. Note: sensu auct. = Chrysophyllum delevoyi De Wild.
- Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
- Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: sensu auct. = Chrysophyllum delevoyi De Wild.
Common names
English
African star-apple – Portuguese
cola-do-obó – Spanish
manzana africana –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | Cabinda |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Côte D'Ivoire | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Guinea | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Liberia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Sierra Leone | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Congo | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Equatorial Guinea | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Gabon | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Uganda
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola (Cabinda)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | fruit | | Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption |
Human food | oil/fat | | Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption |