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Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Sapotaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America int SC SE Eurasia

SC SE

[D] E

hyg->mes xer? calc sili

dr (ground seed with water as diuretic, leaves decoction taken orally or applied for fever, hemorrhage, wound and ulcer, leaves with tallow applies as a compress on the temple for neuralgia, plant is source of sapotin a glucoside used as a febrifuge) fd (fresh or canned food, fruits, sap is source of chicle and base of chewing gum) ma (latex) pl sa ti (boat, cabinet work, carpentry, farm buildings, flooring, general, heavy and maritime construction, musical instruments, railroad ties, ship building, shuttle, story, structural use, tool handles, turned work) tx (seed contains hydrocyanic acid)

Achras breviloba (Gilly) Lundell Achras calderonii (Gilly) Lundell Achras conzattii (Gilly) Lundell Achras coriacea Lundell Achras cosaguico La Llave Achras dactylina Lundell Achras gaumeri (Gilly) Lundell Achras latiloba Lundell Achras lobulata (Lundell) Lundell Achras mammosa L. Achras meridionalis (Gilly) Lundell Achras paludosa Lundell Achras petenensis (Lundell) Lundell Achras rojasii (Gilly) Lundell Achras sapota L. p.p. Achras sapota var. candollei Pierre Achras sapota var. globosa Stokes Achras sapota var. lobata (A.DC.) Pierre Achras sapota var. ovalis Stokes Achras sapota var. pedicellaris Pierre Achras sapota var. sphaerica (A.DC.) Pierre Achras sapota f. asperma M.Gómez Achras striata (Gilly) Lundell Achras tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell Achras tainteriana Lundell Achras zapota L. Achras zapota var. zapotilla Jacq. Achras zapotilla (Jacq.) Nutt. Acradelpha mammosa (L.) O.F.Cook p.p. Calocarpum mammosum (L.) Pierre p.p. Calospermum mammosum (L.) Pierre Lucuma mammosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosberg Manilkara breviloba Gilly Manilkara calderonii Gilly Manilkara conzattii Gilly Manilkara gaumeri Gilly Manilkara grisebachii (Pierre) Dubard Manilkara meridionalis Gilly Manilkara meridionalis var. caribbensis Gilly Manilkara rojasii Gilly Manilkara striata Gilly Manilkara tabogaensis Gilly Manilkara zapotilla (Jacq.) Gilly Manilkariopsis lobulata Lundell Manilkariopsis meridionalis (Gilly) Lundell Manilkariopsis petenensis Lundell Manilkariopsis rojasii (Gilly) Lundell Manilkariopsis striata (Gilly) Lundell Manilkariopsis tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell Mimusops grisebachii Pierre Nispero achras (Mill.) Aubrév. Sapota achras Mill. Sapota achras var. lobata A.DC. Sapota achras var. sphaerica A.DC. Sapota zapotilla (Jacq.) Coville Vitellaria mammosa (L.) Radlk.

sapodilla balata; beef apple; chicle (USA); chicle tree (Belize); chicle-tree (USA); chiku; common naseberry (Jamaica); dilly (Bahamas); mespel, mespel sapodilla (Virgin Islands); nase berry (Puerto Rico); naseberry (English Antilles); nasebery (Jamaica); nispero; níspero (USA); red sapodilla (Belize); sapodilla (Bahamas, Puerto Rico, USA); sapodilla plum; zapotillo

balata sapotillier; sapotier, sapotilier; sapotille (Haiti); sapotillier (Guadeloupe, Haiti); zapotillier commun (Haiti); zapollier commun

canistel (Cuba); canizte (West Indies); chicle (Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); chicle zapote (Belize); chico (Central America); chico sapote (Guatemala); chico zapote (Belize, Colombia, Guatemala); chico-zapote (Guatemala); chicozapote (Honduras, Mexico); mui (Guatemala); muyozapot (El Salvador); nisperillo (Dominican Republic); nispero (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela); níspero (Honduras, Panama, West Indies); pernétamo (Mexico); sapadilla (Belize); sapodilla (Belize, Guatemala, Puerto Rico); sapote (Belize, Cuba); sapoti (Mexico); tzaput (Guatemala); zapote (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico); zapote blanco (Belize, Guatemala); zapote chico (Mexico); zapote colorado (Belize, Guatemala); zapote de abejas (Mexico); zapote morado (Belize); zapotillo (Belize, Honduras, Mexico)

Breitapfelbaum (german); cal-que-lidzi-na (chontal); guela-chiña, guelaolao, guenda-china, guenda-guiña (zapoteco); jaas (tojolabal, tzeltal); jega (popoluca); jiga (zoque); licsujacat (totonaco); mispel (Netherlands Antilles); mispelboom (Suriname); mispu (Netherlands Antilles); mo-ta (chinanteco); mui (Guatemala); no-yunna (cuicateco); sak-yá (maya); sapotisa (Suriname); sapodille (Netherlands Antilles); sapota (italian); sapoti (Brazil; creole, Haiti); sapotilha (Brazil); Sapotillbaum (german); sapotille (Suriname); sheink (mixe); shenc (popoluca); ta-nich (chinanteco); tiaca-ia (cuicateco); tzabitath (huasteco); tzaput (Guatemala); tzicozapotl (nahuatl); ya (Belize; maya, Mexico); yaa (Mexico); yaga-guelde (zapoteco); zaya (maya)

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Latin name	Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America int SC SE Eurasia
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D] E
Ecology	hyg->mes xer? calc sili
Use	dr (ground seed with water as diuretic, leaves decoction taken orally or applied for fever, hemorrhage, wound and ulcer, leaves with tallow applies as a compress on the temple for neuralgia, plant is source of sapotin a glucoside used as a febrifuge) fd (fresh or canned food, fruits, sap is source of chicle and base of chewing gum) ma (latex) pl sa ti (boat, cabinet work, carpentry, farm buildings, flooring, general, heavy and maritime construction, musical instruments, railroad ties, ship building, shuttle, story, structural use, tool handles, turned work) tx (seed contains hydrocyanic acid)
Synonym	Achras breviloba (Gilly) Lundell Achras calderonii (Gilly) Lundell Achras conzattii (Gilly) Lundell Achras coriacea Lundell Achras cosaguico La Llave Achras dactylina Lundell Achras gaumeri (Gilly) Lundell Achras latiloba Lundell Achras lobulata (Lundell) Lundell Achras mammosa L. Achras meridionalis (Gilly) Lundell Achras paludosa Lundell Achras petenensis (Lundell) Lundell Achras rojasii (Gilly) Lundell Achras sapota L. p.p. Achras sapota var. candollei Pierre Achras sapota var. globosa Stokes Achras sapota var. lobata (A.DC.) Pierre Achras sapota var. ovalis Stokes Achras sapota var. pedicellaris Pierre Achras sapota var. sphaerica (A.DC.) Pierre Achras sapota f. asperma M.Gómez Achras striata (Gilly) Lundell Achras tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell Achras tainteriana Lundell Achras zapota L. Achras zapota var. zapotilla Jacq. Achras zapotilla (Jacq.) Nutt. Acradelpha mammosa (L.) O.F.Cook p.p. Calocarpum mammosum (L.) Pierre p.p. Calospermum mammosum (L.) Pierre Lucuma mammosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosberg Manilkara breviloba Gilly Manilkara calderonii Gilly Manilkara conzattii Gilly Manilkara gaumeri Gilly Manilkara grisebachii (Pierre) Dubard Manilkara meridionalis Gilly Manilkara meridionalis var. caribbensis Gilly Manilkara rojasii Gilly Manilkara striata Gilly Manilkara tabogaensis Gilly Manilkara zapotilla (Jacq.) Gilly Manilkariopsis lobulata Lundell Manilkariopsis meridionalis (Gilly) Lundell Manilkariopsis petenensis Lundell Manilkariopsis rojasii (Gilly) Lundell Manilkariopsis striata (Gilly) Lundell Manilkariopsis tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell Mimusops grisebachii Pierre Nispero achras (Mill.) Aubrév. Sapota achras Mill. Sapota achras var. lobata A.DC. Sapota achras var. sphaerica A.DC. Sapota zapotilla (Jacq.) Coville Vitellaria mammosa (L.) Radlk.
English name	sapodilla balata; beef apple; chicle (USA); chicle tree (Belize); chicle-tree (USA); chiku; common naseberry (Jamaica); dilly (Bahamas); mespel, mespel sapodilla (Virgin Islands); nase berry (Puerto Rico); naseberry (English Antilles); nasebery (Jamaica); nispero; níspero (USA); red sapodilla (Belize); sapodilla (Bahamas, Puerto Rico, USA); sapodilla plum; zapotillo
French name	balata sapotillier; sapotier, sapotilier; sapotille (Haiti); sapotillier (Guadeloupe, Haiti); zapotillier commun (Haiti); zapollier commun
Spanish name	canistel (Cuba); canizte (West Indies); chicle (Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); chicle zapote (Belize); chico (Central America); chico sapote (Guatemala); chico zapote (Belize, Colombia, Guatemala); chico-zapote (Guatemala); chicozapote (Honduras, Mexico); mui (Guatemala); muyozapot (El Salvador); nisperillo (Dominican Republic); nispero (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela); níspero (Honduras, Panama, West Indies); pernétamo (Mexico); sapadilla (Belize); sapodilla (Belize, Guatemala, Puerto Rico); sapote (Belize, Cuba); sapoti (Mexico); tzaput (Guatemala); zapote (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico); zapote blanco (Belize, Guatemala); zapote chico (Mexico); zapote colorado (Belize, Guatemala); zapote de abejas (Mexico); zapote morado (Belize); zapotillo (Belize, Honduras, Mexico)
Other name	Breitapfelbaum (german); cal-que-lidzi-na (chontal); guela-chiña, guelaolao, guenda-china, guenda-guiña (zapoteco); jaas (tojolabal, tzeltal); jega (popoluca); jiga (zoque); licsujacat (totonaco); mispel (Netherlands Antilles); mispelboom (Suriname); mispu (Netherlands Antilles); mo-ta (chinanteco); mui (Guatemala); no-yunna (cuicateco); sak-yá (maya); sapotisa (Suriname); sapodille (Netherlands Antilles); sapota (italian); sapoti (Brazil; creole, Haiti); sapotilha (Brazil); Sapotillbaum (german); sapotille (Suriname); sheink (mixe); shenc (popoluca); ta-nich (chinanteco); tiaca-ia (cuicateco); tzabitath (huasteco); tzaput (Guatemala); tzicozapotl (nahuatl); ya (Belize; maya, Mexico); yaa (Mexico); yaga-guelde (zapoteco); zaya (maya)
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