Wild dilly
Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10 m high. It has a compact crown. It has milky sap. The leaves are tough and leathery. They are bluish-green. The flowers are bell shaped. They are light yellow and nodding. They have stout flower stalks. The fruit have long stems. The fruit are rounded and slightly flattened.

There are about 75 Manilkara species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Antilles, Bahamas, Central America, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Hispaniola, Honduras, North America, USA, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kanapalei, Almiqui

Synonyms

Achras bahamensis Baker; Achras emarginata (L.) Little; Achras zapotilla var. parvifolia Nutt.; Manilkara bahamensis (Baker) H. J. Lam & Meeuse; Manilkara bahamensis (Baker) Gilly; Manilkara emarginata (L.) Britton & P. Wilson [Illegitimate]; Mimusops bahamensis (Baker) Pierre; Mimusops depressa (A. DC.) Pierre; Mimusops emarginata H. J. Lam.; Mimusops floridana Engl.; Mimusops parvifolia (Nutt.) Radlk.; Sapota achras var. depressa A. DC.; Sloanea emerginata L.;