Manilkara excelsa

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk can be 70 cm across. There are 5-10 flowers in a group. The fruit are broadly oval and 1.5-2.5 cm long by 1.3-2 cm wide. They are yellowish-green. There is one seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in occasionally flooded forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, latex

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Macaranduba, Maparajuba

Synonyms

Mimusops excelsa Ducke;