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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly

Sapotaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)

SC SE

D (where subject to a seasonal climate) E

fd (chewing gum) ma ti (boat structure and keel folded with steam, farm buildings, heavy construction, heels, loom shuttle and other tools for textile, mill equipment, mine props, pieces, pulp and paper equipment, railroad ties, tool handles, turned work, writing-desk)

Achras calcicola Pittier Achras chicle Pittier Manilkara calcicola (Pittier) Gilly Manilkara calcicola var. colombiana Gilly Mopania calcicola (Pittier) Lundell Mopania chicle (Pittier) Lundell

chicle balata; crown gum; male sapodilla (Belize)

balata chicle

chicle (Guatemala, Honduras); chicle macho (Belize, Guatemala); chico zapote (Mexico); chiquibul (Guatemala); male sapodilla (Belize); muy (Guatemala); níspero (Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua); níspero chicle (Costa Rica); níspero de montaña (El Salvador); nispero de monte (Colombia); níspero sylvestre; oreja de burro (Guatemala); sapodilla macho (Belize)

kula (kuna, Panama)

male sapodilla (Belize)

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Latin name	Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D (where subject to a seasonal climate) E
Ecology
Use	fd (chewing gum) ma ti (boat structure and keel folded with steam, farm buildings, heavy construction, heels, loom shuttle and other tools for textile, mill equipment, mine props, pieces, pulp and paper equipment, railroad ties, tool handles, turned work, writing-desk)
Synonym	Achras calcicola Pittier Achras chicle Pittier Manilkara calcicola (Pittier) Gilly Manilkara calcicola var. colombiana Gilly Mopania calcicola (Pittier) Lundell Mopania chicle (Pittier) Lundell
English name	chicle balata; crown gum; male sapodilla (Belize)
French name	balata chicle
Spanish name	chicle (Guatemala, Honduras); chicle macho (Belize, Guatemala); chico zapote (Mexico); chiquibul (Guatemala); male sapodilla (Belize); muy (Guatemala); níspero (Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua); níspero chicle (Costa Rica); níspero de montaña (El Salvador); nispero de monte (Colombia); níspero sylvestre; oreja de burro (Guatemala); sapodilla macho (Belize)
Other name	kula (kuna, Panama)
Trade name	male sapodilla (Belize)