Manilkara salzmannii (A.Dc.) H.J.Lam

A small to large tree. They are often 10 m high. They can be 30 m high in lowland rainforest. The bark is cracked. The young branches are pale grey. They are hairy are first but become smooth. The leaves are 4-13 cm long by 2-5.7 cm wide. They are often fattened and sword shaped. There are 10-16 pairs of veins. The leaf stalk is 0.5-2.1 cm long. It has a channel along it. The flowers occur as 3-10 in a tuft of branches arising from the one place. The flower stalk is 0.7-1.5 cm long. The flowers are white or cream and can have a scent. The fruit is 2-2.5 cm long by 1.7-2.5 cm wide. It is oval or round. It becomes reddish-orange to purple-black at maturity. There are 1 or 2 seeds. The seeds are 1.3-1.5 cm long by 0.8-0.9 cm wide and flattened. The seed coat is hard and smooth. The fruit is edible.

A tropical plant. Sea level to 200 m. It grows in the coastal region in Brazil. It grows in mangrove, sandy and rocky shores.

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are harvested and put into plastic bags to soften. The seeds are removed. Fresh seed are planted. They germinate in 4-60 days.