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Gambeya africana is a medium-sized species of tree in the family Sapotaceae.Along with the closely related species Gambeya albida, it is sometimes known as African star apple. [3]
Gambeya albida, commonly known as white star apple, [1] is a forest fruit tree commonly found throughout tropical Africa. [3] It is closely related to the African star apple (Gambeya africana) which is also common throughout West Africa. Some schools of thought feel that they may just be a variety of the same species.
Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae.It is native to the Isthmus of Panama, where it was domesticated. [3] It has spread to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies and is now grown throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. [4]
Chrysophyllum members are usually tropical trees, often growing rapidly to 10–20 m or more in height.The leaves are oval, 3–15 cm long, green above, densely golden pubescent below, from which the genus is named. [5]
African milk trees need hot temperatures to grow outdoors. They don’t fare well in cold weather or frost for long. They can manage when the temperature drops as low as 32°F for a short time.
Colour is yellow with a red blush. Parentage Red Hadassiya x Golden Delicious. This variety does not grow well in the cold and prefers heat and humidity. Tree is annually productive. Eating Anna Boelens [39] Netherlands 1914, introduced 1934 A green apple with red overcolor(40-70%). Width 77 mm, height 58 mm. Stalk 15 mm. Flesh white, juicy ...
Diospyros glabra, the fynbos star-apple, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] It is an evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 5 m (16 ft), found in a variety of fynbos habitats.
Individuals of the species are generally shrubs or small trees between 3 and 5 m (9.8 and 16.4 ft) in height, but under good growing conditions they can reach up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. The trunks can be around 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. The bark is thin with fissures and plates. It is gray-brown in color. Typically they have only one trunk.