| Star Apple |
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| File size | 150724 |
| Original date | 7/11/08 3:16 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 7.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/95s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E5200 |
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Photo: Aarti Khale |
Botanical name: Chrysophyllum cainito Family: Sapotaceae (Mahua family)
Star Apple is a moderate-sized evergreen tree reaching 50 ft. with a
dense crown. Leaves 3-4.5 X 2-2.5 in, oval or oblong with a silky-golden
underside. Flowers small in cluster in the axils of the leaves.
Fruit from 2-2.5 in in diameter, round, smooth, firm. A cross section
shows the star-like core, from which the popular name has been derived.
Star Apple is native to West Indies, Panama, and Central America. Often
cultivated in towns as a roadside tree, in India. Grown for its fruit. When
the fruit is allowed to ripen on the tree the pulp is delicious and is
eaten uncooked. The colour of the fruit varies from white to purple.
Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Prashant More | Photographed in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. |
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