Manilkara staminodella Gilly

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Manilkara

Characteristics

A tree. It can be 30 m high and does not have buttresses. The trunk is 75 cm across. The bark is cracked and in in squares. The bark has sticky white sap. The young shoots can be smooth or have soft brown hairs. The leaves are 4.6-12 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They are oblong or oval and they can be papery or rough. There are 14-21 pairs of secondary veins. The leaf stalk is 1-3.4 cm long. There is a slight channel in the upper surface. The flowers occur singly or in pairs. They are white or cream. The fruit are 3.5-5 cm long. There are several seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.75
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on hill slopes between 100-850 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The sap is used for chewing as chicle.
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Edible saps
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Manilkara staminodella habit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Manilkara staminodella leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Manilkara staminodella leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Manilkara staminodella fruit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Manilkara staminodella world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Manilkara staminodella threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:787709-1
WFO ID wfo-0000235974
COL ID 6R6HW
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Synonyms

Manilkara staminodella Achras cortesiana Achras guatemalensis Achras staminodella Manilkariopsis staminodella Achras excelsa Chiclea cortesiana Chiclea excelsa Chiclea guatemalensis Chiclea staminodella