Chrysophyllum albidum

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Chrysophyllum albidum (camite africaine en Franais) est un arbre tropical feuillage persistant qui appartient la famille des sapotaceae. Il est reconnu au Bnin sous les noms vernaculaires suivants :

Fon, Yorouba, Nago : Azongogwe, Azonbobwe. Goun : Azonvivo, Azonvovwe, Azonbebi.

Son fruit est gnralement appel pomme toile blanche ou African star apple en Anglais.

Description botanique[modifier]
Chrysophyllum albidum est un arbre tropical feuillage persistant. Il atteint des dimensions moyennes comprises entre 25 et 37 mtres de haut avec une circonfrence de maturit variant en moyenne entre 1,5 et 8 mtres. Son bois est gnralement cannel, son corce est mince, ple au vert bruntre, exsudant barre oblique blanche, latex gommeuse. Lespce dispose des feuilles simples, vert fonc dessus, fauve ple en dessous quand il est jeune et blanc argent dessous de maturit, de forme oblongue-elliptiques obovales elliptiques allonges, 12-30 cm de long, 3,8 10 cm de large; sommet courtement acumin, base cuniforme ; latrales primaires nerfs largement espacs, 9-14 de chaque ct de la nervure mdiane ; secondaire nervures latrales indistinctes ou invisible ; ptiole 1.7 4.2 cm de long.
Genus Chrysophyllum

Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate; stipules absent. Flowers small, 2 to many fascicled and axillary, pedicellate or sessile. Sepals 5(or 6), usually glabrous or inside tomentose. Corolla tubecampanulate, usually extended, (4- or) 5--11-lobed. Stamens (4 or) 5--10 in 1 whorl, inserted in throat and opposite corolla lobes; staminodes absent. Ovary 1--10-locular, villous or glabrous. Style longer to shorter than ovary. Fruit 1--8-seeded, exocarp thick to very thin. Seed coatpapery to crusty; scar narrow to wide, lateral, sometimes almost covering entire seed. About 70 species: Madagascar; tropical and subtropical America, tropical Africa and Asia; one species in China.[1]

Taxonomy
[ Back to top ] Kingdom: Plantae ( ) - Plants ) - Vascular Plants ) - Dicotyledons

Phylum: Tracheophyta (

Class: Magnoliopsida (

Order: Ericales (

) ) )

Family: Campodeoidea (

Tribe: Chrysophylleae (

Genus: Chrysophyllum ( )Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 192. 1753. Chrysophyllum Specific epithet: albidum G.Don Botanical name: Chrysophyllum albidum G.Don

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Chrysophyllum albidum
Authority Family Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code G. Don Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Sapotales:Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum kayei S. Moore. star apple, mululu, nkalate 4538

Notes DESCRIPTION: It is a small to medium buttressed tree species, up to 25-37 m in height with a mature girth varying from 1.5 to 2 m. Bole is usually fluted, frequently free of branches for 21 m. Leaves are simple, dark green above, oblong-elliptic to elongate obovate elliptic, 12-30 cm long and 3.8-10 cm broad. Fruits almost spherical, slightly pointed at the tip, about 3.2 cm in diameter, greenish-grey when immature, turning orange-red, yellow-brown or yellow, sometimes with speckles. USE: The fleshy and juicy fruits, which are popularly eaten, are the potential source of a soft drink. Wood brownish-white, soft, coarse and open in grain; very perishable in contact with the ground. Easy to saw and plane, nails well, takes a fine polish, and therefore is suitable for construction work, tool handles and similar purposes. The fruits can be fermented and distilled for the production of wine and spirits. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. COMMON NAMES: White star apple. FURTHER INF: It is a tree of the rainforest. Sources SOURCE: ICRAF Agroforestree Database (22.07.02) E4538

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Adsorption isotherms of osmo-oven dried african star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) and african mango (Irvingia gabonensis) slices
KO Falade - European Food Research and Technology, 2004 - Springer Abstract Halves of deseeded and deskinned pulps of African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) at three different stages of ripeness were immersed in sucrose solutions of 44 B, 52

B and 60 B in water baths at 27 C and 40 C for 8 h. About 10 mm slices of African mango ( ... Cit 9 fois - Autres articles - Les 3 versions

Chemical evaluation of nutritive value of the fruit of African starapple (Chrysophyllum albidum)
DO Edem, OU Eka - Food chemistry, 1984 - Elsevier Analysis of the fruit for minerals showed the peel to contain (in mg/100 g dry matter): calcium, 250; potassium, 1175; sodium, 12; copper, 20; magnesium, 90; zinc, 38; iron, 200; and phosphorus, 768. The pulp contained (in mg/100 g dry matter): calcium, 100; ... Cit 9 fois - Autres articles - Les 2 versions

Edible indigenous woody plants in the rural economy of the Nigerian forest zone
JC Okafor - Forest Ecology and Management, 1980 - Elsevier ... clude Afzelia beUa vat. bella, Chrysophyllum albidum, Dacryodes edulis, Dia- liurn guineense, Elaeis guineensis, Irvingia gabonensis, Pentaclethra macro- phylla, Pterocarpus mildbraedii P. soyauxii. The cultivated edible indigenous ... Cit 64 fois - Autres articles - Les 4 versions

Preservation of African star apple fruits (Chrysophyllum albidum) by osmotic dehydration.

AA Adesina - Tropical Science, 1990 - cabdirect.org Various treatments, including freezing, antimicrobial treatment, osmotic dehydration (with and without antimicrobial pretreatment) and cold storage, were evaluated as means of preserving mature, ripe Chrysophyllum albidum fruits for jam manufacture. Cold storage (5C) of ... Cit 6 fois - Autres articles - Les 3 versions

Nutritional value and mineral contents of Chrysophyllum Albidum Fruit

CA Nwadinigwe - Journal of the Science of food and , 1982 - Wiley Online Library The mineral content and nutritional value of Chrysophyllum albidum fruit has been studied. Fresh fruit samples, both untreated and treated with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, were investigated. Analyses for moisture, ash, crude fibre, oil, protein, starch, sugar, ascorbic ... Cit 6 fois - Autres articles - Les 3 versions

Compound farms of southeastern Nigeria

JC Okafor - Agroforestry systems, 1987 - Springer ... Trees and shrubs that are regularly used for food such as Treculia africana, Chrysophyllum albidum, Dacroydes edulis, Pterocarpus spp. and Vernonia amyg- dalina Del. occur at a higher frequency within and around the compound farms. ... Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don Citrus ... Cit 63 fois - Autres articles - Les 6 versions

Development of forest tree crops for food supplies in Nigeria

JC Okafor - Forest Ecology and management, 1977 - Elsevier ... For example, Treculia africana, Pentaclethra macrophylla, Pterocarpus spp., Dacryodes edulis, Chrysophyllum albidum and Irvingia gabonensis are abundant in compound and outlying farms in most parts of Anambra and Imo states where the fruits or vegetables derived from ... Cit 31 fois - Autres articles

Litterfall and productivity in a tropical rain forest, Southern Baakundu Forest Reserve, Cameroon

NC Songwe, FE Fasehun - Journal of Tropical , 1988 - Cambridge Univ Press ... Species Alstonia congensis Baphia nitida Carapa procera Ceiba pentandra Celtis adolfi-friderici Celtis zenkeri Chrysophyllum albidum Cola lepidota Cylicodiscus gabonensis Desbordesia glaucescens Diospyros spp. ... jrnL. Chrysophyllum albidum (E) TT> ... Cit 39 fois - Autres articles - Les 5 versions

Horticulturally promising indigenous wild plant species of the Nigerian forest zone
JC Okafor - VI African Symposium on Horticultural Crops 123, 1981 - actahort.org ... Taxonomic and phenological studies in some other fruit trees including Pentraclethra macrophylla, Chrysophyllum albidum, Parkia clappertonian a, Garcinia kola, Canarium schweinfurthii, Pro- sopis africana have not yet resulted in recogni- tion and delimination of ... Cit 22 fois - Autres articles - Les 2 versions

Seed oil of white star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum)physicochemical characteristics and fatty acid composition
K Ajewole - Journal of the science of food and , 1991 - Wiley Online Library ... Seed oil of white star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum)physicochemical characteristics and fatty acid composition. ... Ajewole, K. and Adeyeye, A. (1991), Seed oil of white star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum)physicochemical characteristics and fatty acid composition. ... Cit 4 fois - Autres articles - Les 3 versions