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Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla (Spanish: [ˌ s a p o ˈ ð i ʝ a]), [4] sapote, chicozapote, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, [5] [6]: 515 is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America.
Mamey sapote Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Pouteria Species: P. sapota Binomial name Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn Synonyms See text Sapote, mamey, raw Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 520 kJ (120 ...
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] A close relative is the genus Pouteria. Trees of this genus yield edible fruit, useful wood, and latex.
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Chicle (white substance) oozing from the pod of a Manilkara zapota (sapodilla) tree in Panama. Chicle (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ k əl /) is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. [1] It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus Manilkara, including M. zapota, M. chicle, M. staminodella, and M ...
The white sapote, scientific name Casimiroa edulis, also called casimiroa and Mexican apple, [1] and known as cochitzapotl in the Nahuatl language (meaning "sleep-sapote") is a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica.
Crunchy, tasty and delicious mixed into almost anything, nuts are one of the best ways to get plant-based protein (a 1-oz serving of peanuts, for example, has around 7.3 g of protein and 2.4 g of ...
The seeds of the tree Sideroxylon spinosum produce an edible oil, traditionally harvested in Morocco. The family name is derived from zapote , a Mexican vernacular name for one of the plants (in turn derived from the Nahuatl tzapotl ) and Latinised by Linnaeus as sapota , a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara (also formerly known by the ...