PLANTS Profile for Manilkara zapota (sapodilla)

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Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen
sapodilla

Symbol:

MAZA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Sapotaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I


Other common names:
	naseberry

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Achras zapota

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, FL. 1960. Usage Requirements.

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Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

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Synonyms:
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

	ACMA8	Achras mammosa L., nom. illeg.
	ACZA2	Achras zapota L.
	CAMA49	Calocarpum mammosum Pierre
	LUMA15	Lucuma mammosa C.F. Gaertn.
	MAAC4	Manilkara achras (Mill.) Fosb.
	MAZA2	Manilkara zapotilla (Jacq.) Gilly
	SAAC4	Sapota achras Mill.

Distribution:
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

View 14 genera in Sapotaceae, 6 species in Manilkara

Classification:
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ebenales
Family	Sapotaceae – Sapodilla family
Genus	Manilkara Adans. – manilkara
Species	Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen – sapodilla

Introduced Information:
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23823.

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Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen

FL-Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas

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