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Sapodilla tree. Sapodilla trees can live up to one hundred years. [10] [11] It can grow to more than 30 m (98 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m (5 ft); but the average height of cultivated specimens is usually between 9 and 15 m (30 and 49 ft) with a trunk diameter not exceeding 50 cm (20 in). [12]
Sapote (/ s ə ˈ p oʊ t iː,-eɪ,-ə /; [1] [2] [3] from Nahuatl: tzapotl [4]) is a term for a soft, edible fruit. [1] The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America. [1] [5] It is also known in Caribbean English as soapapple ...
Hence many species of Manilkara may be colloquially called "sapote" or "sapodilla" and indeed a number of unrelated fruit trees such as Pouteria sapota. M. huberi produces an edible latex called Chicle that can be harvested in a manner similar to the harvesting of the latex of the rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis ).
Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia in Narsapur, Medak district, India. The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales.The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in around 65 genera (35–75, depending on generic definition).
Manilkara is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae.They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and in the Caribbean. [4]
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