Cainito, caimito, star apple

This is a large tree that can reach heights of 20 to 25 m. Its foliage is thick and wide-spreading. Its bark is pale.

The oblong or elliptical leaves are acuminate (pointed) and alternate, and are characterized by their dark green upper surface and their downy golden red underside. They are 6.5 to 12 cm long and 3.5 to 6 cm wide.

The many small white flowers, tinged with purple, are grouped along the branch and in the leaf axils.

Its fruit is a large spherical berry 5 to 10 cm across, with a hard, smooth dark purple skin. It contains a sweet white pulp that exudes a gummy latex.