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Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Manilkara zapota |
| Family name: |
SAPOTACEAE
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| English name: |
Chicko
Sapodilla Plum
Chico Sapote
Noseberry
Nispero
Chicle
Chicle Gum
Ciku
Sapodilla
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| Sinhala name: |
Sepadilla (සැපදිල්ලා)
Rata mee (රටමී)
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| Tamil name: |
Seemi Illupai
Chappotta
Chimaiyiluppai
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Tree, up to 18 m high in the open but reaching 30 m in forest. Leaves 7.5-11.25 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide. Flowers small, bell-shaped, with 3 brown-hairy outer sepals and 3 inner sepals enclosing the pale-green corolla and 6 stamens. Fruit nearly round, oblate, oval, ellipsoidal, or conical; varies from 5-10 cm wide, when immature it is hard, gummy and very astringent; the flesh ranges in color from yellowish to light- or dark-brown or sometimes reddish-brown; may be coarse and somewhat grainy or smooth; becomes soft and very juicy, with a sweet flavor resembling that of a pear; 3 to 12 seeded. Seeds 2 cm long.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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