Sapotaceae, known commonly as star apple or caimito, is a tropical tree that bears edible fruits. The invention relates to the field of cosmetics, especially relating to products for controlling skin aging. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Caimito star apple growing in the florida home landscape. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding.
It is a spreading and very ornamentallooking tree, with graceful branches and richly colored foliage that provide shade and beauty to the environment. Umeze department of microbiology, federal university of technology owerri, p. It usually grows from 4 20 metres tall, though there are reports of trees up to 35 metres tall. The star apple or caimito tree chrysophyllum cainito l. It is native to the greater antilles and the west indies. Chrysophyllum cainito were extracted using the alkaline hydrolysis method. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about star apple, caimito chrysophyllum cainito supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Philippine herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal studies. Mainly consumed fresh, star apple fruit has a great potential in international markets due to its flavor and appearance which make it very suitable for inclusion in salads as an. General information star apple is an evergreen shrub or tree with a low, spreading crown. Galactose was the best inhibitor of chrysophyllum cainito lectin and the minimum concentration of galactose needed to inhibit the hemagglutination activity of lectin was 25mm.
Antimicrobial activities and chemical compositions of chrysophyllum cainito star apple fruit s. Polyphenolic antioxidants from the fruits of chrysophyllum. Caimeto no references available caimeto no references available caimito no references available. Plants profile for chrysophyllum cainito star apple. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants. The star apple usually comes in two forms, either the dark purple skinned variety with redpurple pulp, or the green skinned variety with clearwhite pulp. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Extracts from the leaves, stem bark, fruits, peel, pulp, or seed of c. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Gutierrezorozco, autonomous university of queretaro, mexico abstract.
Vernacular names are west indian star apple, cainito, and tulsiphal. Star apple chrysophyllum cainito trade winds fruit. Chrysophyllum cainito proper noun edit a taxonomic species within the family sapotaceae star apple, purple star apple, golden leaf tree, native to the west indies, cultivated in southeast asia. Chrysophyllum cainito an overview sciencedirect topics. Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical fruit tree with multiple benefits to human health. Pdf domestication syndrome in caimito chrysophyllum cainito l.
A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Star apple chrysophyllum cainito chapter pdf available august 2015. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. It has spread to the lowlands of central america and is now grown throughout the tropics, including southeast asia. Chrysophyllum albidum commonly known as white star apple is a forest fruit tree described by the scottish botanist george don. Chrysophyllum cainito is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft by 20 m 65ft at a medium rate. It is a native of the west indies and central america and is cultivated in warmer parts of india for its delicious edible fruit. Excellent variety of caimito, star apple from costa rica. The immature fruits are astringent and contain a sticky white latex. Round, baseball sized fruit that when cut has a core that takes on a star shape. The small fruit is oblong in outline and has an objectionable rubberv skin.
Chrysophyllum cainito synonyms, chrysophyllum cainito pronunciation, chrysophyllum cainito translation, english dictionary definition of chrysophyllum cainito. Us20110151037a1 cosmetic composition comprising an aqueous. In the neotropics, the genus chrysophyllum consists of c. Sds page analysis of purified ccl showed a prominent band with approximate molecular weight of 29kda. Chrysophyllum cainito evergreen tree of west indies and central america having edible purple fruit starshaped in cross section and dark green. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The genus is native to tropical regions throughout the world, with the greatest number of species in northern south america.
This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Star apple, chrysophyllum cainito, closely related, bears leaves of similar decorative quality and is grown for its larger up to four inches long, more edible fruits. One of the relatively minor fruits of the family sapotaceae, the star apple or goldenleaf tree, chrysophyllum cainito l. Chrysophyllum synonyms, chrysophyllum pronunciation, chrysophyllum translation, english dictionary definition of chrysophyllum. Nutritional values of chrysophyllum chrysophyllum fruits are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals such as iron, ascorbic acid, anacardic acid, crude protein, folate, carbohydrate, s odium,vitamin b6, zinc, magnesium, calcium, manganese, vitamin k, vitamin b1, vitamin c, crude fibre and potassium. Star apple is a non climacteric fruit, with high antioxidant capacity and high nutritional and health potential. The fruit has a mild grapelike flavor, and is best eaten fresh. The pulp and seed of chrysophyllum cainito was analyzed for its antimicrobial potentials, microbial profile, antinutrients and nutrients using standard methods. Chrysophyllum cainito definition of chrysophyllum cainito. Many taxonomists have not accepted the new genus cynodendron and this is supported by the present study of the wood anatomy.
Chrysophyllum is a group of trees in the sapotaceae described as a genus by linnaeus in 1753. Health benefits digestive health, lose weight, control diabetes, antioxidants, rich in vitamin c, bones, prevent iron deficiency anemia, medicinal drugs star apple scientifically known as chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical evergreen tree of the family sapotaceae. Star apple chrysophyllum cainito as an antiseptic mouthwash. The pulp and seed of chrysophyllum cainito was analyzed for its antimicrobial potentials, microbial profile. English star apple, caimito, cainito, bubby water sierra leone. The star apple is a very popular fruit in many tropical parts of the world. The invention especially relates to a cosmetic composition including an aqueous fruit extract of chrysophyllum cainito. The pectin of african star apple chrysophyllum delevoyi and purple star apple. Media in category chrysophyllum cainito the following 64 files are in this category, out of 64 total. Chrysophyllum cainito, achras caimito, caimito, star apple. Chrysophyllum definition of chrysophyllum by the free. Domestication, caimito, star apple, fruit size, chemistry. Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide. Chrysophyllum cainito african orphan crops consortium.
The purplish pulp, however, has a good flavor and can be used to make an excellent jelly. The fruits are grown commercially in certain tropical and subtropical areas, such as southern florida. Antidiabetic activity, glucose uptake stimulation and. Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family sapotaceae. Although a tropical fruit, star apple fruit are somewhat resistant to chilling. A closely related species, the satinleaf fruit chrysophyllum oliviforme, is grown for its fruit and as an ornamental. Chrysophyllum cainito star apple this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. The pulp and seed showed varying levels of antimicrobial activities against some clinical isolates such as escherichia coli and species of salmonella, staphylococcus, pseudomonas, aspergillus, candida and penicillium. However, this fruit is only commercially produced on a very limited scale in a few regions.
Antimicrobial activities and chemical compositions of. Chrysophyllum cainito in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Manual on the antimicrobial susceptibility testing. G u tierrezo rozco, a u to n o m o u s u n ivers it y of. Caimito star apple growing in the florida home landscape 4 irrigation watering newly planted caimito trees should be watered at planting and every other day for the first week or so and then 1 to 2 times a week for the first couple of months. Chrysophyllum tropical american evergreen trees or shrubs genus chrysophyllum dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having. Domestication syndrome in caimito chrysophyllum cainito l. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120326 which reports it as an accepted name record 40005 with original publication details. It is a favorite in the caribbean and central america as well as southeast asia.
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