Manilkara littoralis Dubard

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Manilkara

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 16-16 m tall. The leaves are about 18 cm long by 11 cm wide. They are leathery and oval but most broad in the top half and wedge shaped at the base. The flowers are clustered near the ends of branches. There is one in each leaf axil. The fruit are 3-4 cm across and have 5-6 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 16.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in forests along the seashore.
Light -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
Edible barks flowers fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Postnatal care (bark), Antipyretics (leaf), Parasympatholytics (seed), Spermatocidal agents (seed)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Manilkara littoralis world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:787661-1
WFO ID wfo-0000235907
COL ID 6R6GQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Manilkara littoralis Mimusops littoralis Kaukenia littoralis Mimusops indica