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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.
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 .
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 ).
Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara , Chrysophyllum cainito (star-apple or golden leaf tree), Gambeya africana and Gambeya albida (star-apple), and Pouteria (abiu, canistel, lúcuma, mamey sapote).
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]
Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soapapple and (in Spanish) zapote prieto. The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. [1] The common name sapote refers to any soft, edible fruit. Black sapote is not related to white sapote nor mamey ...
Manilkara zapota, the sapodilla tree; References External links. Data related to Manilkara chicle at Wikispecies This page was last edited on 23 December 2023, at 14: ...
Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla) sapotacean: Nahuatl: The specific and common names both derive from tzapotl ("sapote fruit", probably originally referring to the black sapote) [citation needed] Mapusaurus † carcharodontosaurid: Mapuche: From mapu ("earth" or "of the land") and Greek sauros ("lizard") [156] Margay (leopardus wiedii) cat: Guaraní ...