Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

 
  • Family : SAPOTACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Sapotaceae
  • Species : Manilkara zapota
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
  • Common name : sapodilla
  • Vernacular name : Chikku sapota (Kan.)
  • Key identification features : An evergreen tree. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate, acute at apex, glabrous and shining. Flowers solitary or paired in pedicels up to 2 cm long. Corolla greenish white, urceolate, with 6 lobes half as long as tube. Berry ovoid or ellipsoid, with thin rust-brown skin. Seeds black, obovate, shining
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : A native of tropical America
  • Comments : Usually cultivated for its edible fruits
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Cultivated
  • Floras referred : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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