Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
MANILKARA Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 166, 574. 1763, nom. cons. vs. Achras Linnaeus 1753, et vs. Sapota Miller 1754..
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TYPE: Manilkara kauki (Linnaeus) Dubard, typ. cons. (Mimusops kauki Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata | WILD DILLY | Native Threatened-State FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP) | ||
| Manilkara zapota | SAPODILLA | Not Native Y |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf blade lightly glaucous green, the adaxial lateral veins somewhat obscure when dry, the apex sometimes splitting but not folded in dried specimens, the base rounded to truncate (rarely acute); flower solitary or in fascicles of 2-5; sepals and corolla lobes spreading to recurved; corolla tube shorter than the lobes; fruiting pedicel enlarged and thickened towards apex; fruits 2.5-4 cm long or wide; seeds 14-18 mm long
1. Leaf blade green, the adaxial lateral veins discernible when dry, the apex often folded in dried specimens, the base acute; flower solitary; sepals and corolla lobes erect to ascending; corolla tube subequal to exceeding the lobes; fruiting pedicel thickened throughout, barely thicker towards the apex; fruits 3.5-8 cm long or wide; seeds 15-25 mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achradelpha | Achradelpha O. F. Cook, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 160. 1913. | TYPE: Achradelpha mammosa O. F. Cook, nom. illegit. (Achras mammosa Linnaeus, nom. illegit.; Achras zapota Linnaeus) = Achras Linnaeus 1753 (nom. rej.). | |
| Achras | Achras Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1190. 1753, nom. rej. vs. Manilkara Adanson 1763. | TYPE: Achras zapota Linnaeus | |
| Calocarpum | Calocarpum Pierre ex Pierre & Urban, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 97. 1904. | TYPE: Calocarpum mammosum Pierre ex Pierre & Urban, nom. illegit. (Achras mammosa Linnaeus, nom. illegit.; Achras zapota Linnaeus) = Achras Linnaeus 1753 (nom. rej.). | |
| Calospermum | Calospermum Pierre, Not. Bot. 11. 1890. | TYPE: Calospermum mammosum Pierre, nom. illegit. (Achras mammosa Linnaeus, nom. illegit.; Achras zapota Linnaeus) = Achras Linnaeus 1753 (nom. rej.) | |
| Chiclea | Chiclea Lundell, Wrightia 5: 221. 1978. | TYPE: Chiclea guatemalensis Lundell | |
| Manilkariopsis | Manilkariopsis (Gilly) Lundell, Wrightia 5: 172. 1975. | BASIONYM: Manilkara Adanson, subg. Manilkariopsis Gilly, Trop. Woods 73: 9. 1943. | TYPE: Manilkariopsis tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell (Manilkara tabogaensis Gilly) |
| Mopania | Mopania Lundell, Wrightia 6: 19. 1978. | TYPE: Mopania chicle (Pittier) Lundell (Achras chicle Pittier) | |
| Nispero | Nispero Aubreville, Adansonia, ser. 2. 5: 19. 1965. | TYPE: Sapota achras Miller | |
| Sapota | Sapota Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754, nom. rej. vs. Manilkara Adanson 1763. | TYPE: = Achras Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Shaferodendron | Shaferodendron Gilly, Trop. Woods 71: 3. 1942. | TYPE: Shaferodendron moaensis Gilly | |
| Synarrhena | Synarrhena Fischer & C. A. Meyer, Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint- Petersbourg 8: 255. 1841. | TYPE: Synarrhena subsericea (Martius) Fischer & C. A. Meyer (Mimusops subsericea Martius) Lectotypified by Baehni, Boissiera 11: 91. 1965. |