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| genus = Chrysophyllum
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| species = albidum
| status_ref = <ref name = iucn>Hills, R. 2019. ''Gambeya albida''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61961750A61961761. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61961750A61961761.en. Accessed on 4 December 2022.</ref>
| authority = [[George Don|G.Don]]
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| species = albida
| authority = ([[George Don|G.Don]]) [[Aubrév.]] & [[Pellegr.]] (1961)<ref name = powo/>
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* ''Achras sericea'' <small>Schumach. & Thonn. (1827), nom. illeg.</small>
* ''Chrysophyllum albidum'' <small>G.Don (1837)</small>
* ''Chrysophyllum henriquesii'' <small>Engl. (1904)</small>
* ''Chrysophyllum kayei'' <small>S.Moore (1909)</small>
* ''Chrysophyllum millenianum'' <small>Engl. (1904)</small>
*''Planchonella albida'' <small>(G.Don) Baehni (1965)</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:786840-1 ''Gambeya albida'' (G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr.] ''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 4 December 2022</ref>
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'''''Gambeya albida''''', commonly known as '''white star apple''',<ref name = iucn/> is a forest fruit tree commonly found throughout tropical [[Africa]].<ref name=LostCrops>{{cite book|title=Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits|year=2008|publisher=The National Academies Press|location=Washington, DC|isbn=978-0-309-10596-5|pages=321|doi=10.17226/11879 |url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11879&page=320}}</ref> It is closely related to the African star apple (''[[Gambeya africana]]'') which is also common throughout West Africa. Some schools of thought feel that they may just be a variety of the same species. Also in the family is the purple star apple (''[[Chrysophyllum cainito]]'').<ref name=LostCrops/>
'''''Chrysophyllum albidum''''' (commonly known as '''white star apple'''<ref name=GRIN>{{GRIN | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>) is a forest fruit tree described by the Scottish botanist [[George Don]]. It is commonly found throughout tropical [[Africa]].<ref name=GRIN/>
[[File:African Star Apple.jpg|thumb|African star apple]]
[[File:African Star Apple Fruit in Ghana.jpg|thumb|African star apple]]
Amongst the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] of [[Nigeria]], it is called Agbalumo while it is called udala (udara) in [[Igbo people|the Igbo]], Udari among the Efiks of Southern Nigeria with the usage of the latter term, coincidentally, also permeating across much of south-western Nigeria (i.e.,further east of Akoko-Ondo) the northern (Hausa-Fulani) parts of the country. The Hausa people refer to it as ''Agwaluma'', a term they adopted from the Yoruba language, rather than "Agbalumo." This is because there is no African star apple native to Hausa Land.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://hausa.legit.ng/1150047-jerin-muhimman-kalmomin-hausa-20-da-maanar-su-a-harshen-turanci.html|access-date= 18 January 2024|title= Jerin muhimman kalmomin hausa 20 da ma'anar su a harshen turanci|date= 4 February 2018|language= ha|last= Ibrahim|first= Aminu|website= legit.hausa.ng}}</ref> One local enduring sobriquet is derived from the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] agbalumo, i.e., ‘agbaluma,’ and is used in certain parts of Nigeria.{{citation needed|reason=Are we sure this isn't a sentence about G.africana?|date=December 2022}}
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Amongst the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] of [[Nigeria]], it is called Agbalumo while it is called Udala in the eastern and southern parts of Nigeria.<ref name=LostCrops>{{cite book|title=Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits|year=2008|publisher=The National Academies Press|location=Washington, DC|isbn=978-0-309-10596-5|pages=321|url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11879&page=320}}</ref> It is closely related to the African star apple (''[[Chrysophyllum africanum]]'') which is also common throughout West Africa. Some schools of thought feel that they may just be a variety of the same species. Also in the family is the purple star apple (''[[Chrysophyllum cainito]]'').<ref name=LostCrops/>


The inherent sweetness of a child (or person of especially-seasoned cognisance/age who otherwise displays certain amiability-desirable characteristics representative of children and/or well-adjusted adults, e.g., well-roundedness, joviality, unassuming understanding) has been likened to the fruit in [[Igbo people|Igbo]], as ‘udala nwannu.’{{citation needed|reason=Are we sure this isn't a sentence about G.africana?|date=December 2022}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
# National Research Council. 2008. ''Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits''. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.17226/11879</nowiki>


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=505966 Interagency Taxonomic Information System]
*[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=505966 Interagency Taxonomic Information System]
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*[https://archive.today/20130415050949/http://www.kew.org/science-research-data/kew-in-depth/difficult-seeds/species-profiles/chrysophyllum-albidum/ Kew Royal Botanic Gardens]
*[https://flatimes.com/6-health-benefits-udara-agbalumo-african-star-apple/ Health Benefits Of White Star Apple]
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*[https://archive.is/20130415050949/http://www.kew.org/science-research-data/kew-in-depth/difficult-seeds/species-profiles/chrysophyllum-albidum/ Kew Royal Botanic Gardens]
* {{AfricanPlants|Chrysophyllum albidum}}


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[[Category:Taxa named by George Don]]
[[Category:Taxa named by François Pellegrin]]



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Latest revision as of 15:22, 1 February 2024

Gambeya albida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Gambeya
Species:
G. albida
Binomial name
Gambeya albida
Synonyms[2]
  • Achras sericea Schumach. & Thonn. (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Chrysophyllum albidum G.Don (1837)
  • Chrysophyllum henriquesii Engl. (1904)
  • Chrysophyllum kayei S.Moore (1909)
  • Chrysophyllum millenianum Engl. (1904)
  • Planchonella albida (G.Don) Baehni (1965)

Gambeya albida, commonly known as white star apple,[1] is a forest fruit tree commonly found throughout tropical Africa.[3] It is closely related to the African star apple (Gambeya africana) which is also common throughout West Africa. Some schools of thought feel that they may just be a variety of the same species. Also in the family is the purple star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito).[3]

African star apple

Amongst the Yoruba of Nigeria, it is called Agbalumo while it is called udala (udara) in the Igbo, Udari among the Efiks of Southern Nigeria with the usage of the latter term, coincidentally, also permeating across much of south-western Nigeria (i.e.,further east of Akoko-Ondo) the northern (Hausa-Fulani) parts of the country. The Hausa people refer to it as Agwaluma, a term they adopted from the Yoruba language, rather than "Agbalumo." This is because there is no African star apple native to Hausa Land.[4] One local enduring sobriquet is derived from the Yoruba agbalumo, i.e., ‘agbaluma,’ and is used in certain parts of Nigeria.[citation needed]

The inherent sweetness of a child (or person of especially-seasoned cognisance/age who otherwise displays certain amiability-desirable characteristics representative of children and/or well-adjusted adults, e.g., well-roundedness, joviality, unassuming understanding) has been likened to the fruit in Igbo, as ‘udala nwannu.’[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hills, R. 2019. Gambeya albida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61961750A61961761. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61961750A61961761.en. Accessed on 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gambeya albida (G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 4 December 2022
  3. ^ a b Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2008. p. 321. doi:10.17226/11879. ISBN 978-0-309-10596-5.
  4. ^ Ibrahim, Aminu (4 February 2018). "Jerin muhimman kalmomin hausa 20 da ma'anar su a harshen turanci". legit.hausa.ng (in Hausa). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  1. National Research Council. 2008. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11879

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