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Balatá
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Sapote family: balata & star apple

Balatá

Manilkara bidentata (A.DC.) A.Chev.

balata Sranan Tongobortri Sranan Tongobolletrie Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBalatá
DutchBalata
SpanishBalatá
Chinese巴拉塔树
Sranan Tongobalata
Sranan Tongobortri
Surinamese Dutchbolletrie
Scientific nameManilkara bidentata (A.DC.) A.Chev.

About this species

Manilkara bidentata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to a large area of northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Common names include bulletwood, balatá, ausubo, massaranduba, quinilla, and (ambiguously) "cow-tree".

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusManilkara

In Suriname

146Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1846First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini51
  • Para5
  • Brokopondo2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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