Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Isthmus of Panama, where it was domesticated. It has spread to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies and is now grown throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 meters in height. 

 This purple or green skinned fruit has a super sweet, white, juicy flesh on the inside, and when cut in half resembles the shape of a star!