Manilkara subsericea Dubard

An evergreen tree. It grows 10-25 m tall. The branches are pale and grey. The leaves are simple and 7-10 cm long. They have fine hairs underneath. The flowers are in groups of 1-10 in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oval berries. They have 1-3 seeds. The pulp is succulent and sweet.

Rainforest. In both coastal, moist broad-leafed forest and lowland rainforest. Prefers growing on gentle slopes with a deep, moist soil.

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Plants are grown from seed. Seeds can be collected from ripe fruit that are allowed to decompose partly in a plastic bag and then washed out in running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh. Seedlings emerge in 80-100 days.