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Sapodilla
Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Sapote family: balata & star apple

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSapodilla
DutchSapodilla
SpanishChicle
Chinese人心果
Scientific nameManilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

About this species

Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla (Spanish: [ˌsapoˈðiʝa]), sapote, chicozapote, chico, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. An example of natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatán, in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species. It was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonization. It is grown in large quantities in Mexico and in tropical Asia, including India, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, as well as in the Caribbean.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusManilkara

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1835First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3

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

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