Family: Sapotaceae
Synonym: Chrysophyllum sericeum Salisb.
Vernacular name: Abiaba,Aguay,Caimito,Estrella
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated, also runs wild
Distribution: West Indies, Central America
Flowering and Fruiting: July-September
Key identification features: These trees grow up to 25m in height. Their bark is greyish to dark brownish-black, with shallow vertical cracks. The leaves are simple and alternate, arranged in a distichous pattern. The flowers appear in axillary fascicles of 5-30. The corolla is white. The stamens number 5. The fruit is globose and is purplish-brown and glabrous..
Uses: For curing diabetes and fighting against bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. The leaf extract increases wound healing speed and assists in regulating fat uptake.
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