Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chrysophyllum cainito
caimito,caimo morado, maduraverde, star apple, cainito, golden leaf tree
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Ebenales
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Chrysophyllum
Species
cainito
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cainito pomiferum Tussac
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1965
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
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- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
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"Galapagos Species Database, Chrysophyllum cainito", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=740. Accessed 21 July 2025.