Star apple is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies. It has spread to the lowlands of Central America and is now is grown throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height. C. cainito is a tropical plant and prefers a humid atmosphere with relatively high temperatures throughout the year. In Southeast Asia, it thrives in the lowlands and in areas with a distinct dry season. The tree belongs to the lowlands of Central America and West Indies. It is more or less naturalized at low and medium altitudes from southern Mexico to Panama, and is abundant on the Pacific side of Guatemala. It is frequently cultivated at southern and northern Argentina and Peru. This exotic fruit with a mild exotic fruity milky taste and smell is a quite rare ingredient in perfumes, but with the growing interest of perfumers in fruits we can expect to see it more often in perfume compositions. Usually it's used in the top and middles notes, as in Escada Taj Sunset (2011), Versace Versus (2010) and Fuji Flower.