title: Chrysophyllum mexicanum
text: # Chrysophyllum mexicanum
  
  Chrysophyllum mexicanum is a plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.
  
  ## Description
  
  Chrysophyllum mexicanum grows as a shrub or tree up to 23 metres (80 ft) tall. The trunk has a diameter of up to 50 cm (20 in).
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Chrysophyllum mexicanum is native to an area from northern Mexico to Nicaragua. Its habitat is in forests, particularly on rocky hillsides, at altitudes up to 1,700 m (5,600 ft).
  
  