Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Filed As

Sapotaceae
Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 3754 with G. Shropshire, M. Long, D. Lentz, P. Romero, E. Cocom & NYU BOT...R. Arvigo, 17 May 1995

Location

Belize. Orange Walk. Terra Nova Medicinal Plant Reserve.

Habitat

Grows in swamps and on hills.

Description

Tree to 12m with dbh 31cm; outer bark, mottled brown, inner bark red-orange with sticky, white sap; inflorescence clustered at apices.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 190935

Occurrence ID: ed527b7a-0042-4e99-80a5-0a82678a402b

Related Publications

[Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
Notes: p. 475, 476, 478

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