This fruit is called Star apple in grenada

I am an old man from Việt Nam. I had heard my grand father call this fruit 'CAINIT' since I was a child, some 75 years ago. He might have learned the name of this fruit and some other fruit and plants from some missionaries who happened to be his teachers. Later, I had heard a Vietnamese name for it 'Trái Vú sữa' meaning "mamma fruit" and describing its succulent milky pulp.

A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw

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