Manilkara kauki | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Manilkara |
Species: | M. kauki
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Binomial name | |
Manilkara kauki | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Manilkara kauki is a plant in the subfamily Sapotoideae, and the tribe Sapoteae of the family Sapotaceae; [3] and is the type species for the genus Manilkara. [4] [3] It occurs in tropical Asia from Indo-China ( Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) to Malesia ( Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea); and also in northern Queensland in Australia.
It is rarely planted commercially but as an ornamental plant. [5]: 41, 50
Throughout the world it is known generally by the name caqui, [3] but in Australia it is called wongi. In Java, the plant is called sawo kacik. The fruit is called adão ( Adam’s fruit) in Konkani.
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Its leaves are rigid and have blunt tips, its upper surfaces are dark green while pale and silky underneath. [6][ page needed]
Its fruiting season is from December to February, it produces edible ovoid fruit that turns dark orangish red when ripe, each are 2.5–5.32 cm long and 2 cm wide with a smooth pale brown seed inside. [7]: 35
The fruit is reported to be very tasty, and is traditionally eaten by Torres Strait Islanders, who travel from island to island to harvest the crop.[ citation needed] Members and servants of Javanese royal families plant them in palace gardens as a symbol of kindness and loyalty. [7]: 36
It often grows wild in forests attracting birds and primates. [5]: 50 For reforestation purposes, M. kauki is a useful graft stock for M. zapota, and parts of the plant are used in herbal medicine. [3]
basionym: Sapotaceae Mimusops kauki L.
Type Information: "Habitat in Zeylona." basionym of: Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki
Manilkara kauki | |
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Fruits and foliage | |
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Leaves | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Manilkara |
Species: | M. kauki
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Binomial name | |
Manilkara kauki | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Manilkara kauki is a plant in the subfamily Sapotoideae, and the tribe Sapoteae of the family Sapotaceae; [3] and is the type species for the genus Manilkara. [4] [3] It occurs in tropical Asia from Indo-China ( Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) to Malesia ( Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea); and also in northern Queensland in Australia.
It is rarely planted commercially but as an ornamental plant. [5]: 41, 50
Throughout the world it is known generally by the name caqui, [3] but in Australia it is called wongi. In Java, the plant is called sawo kacik. The fruit is called adão ( Adam’s fruit) in Konkani.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (May 2024) |
Its leaves are rigid and have blunt tips, its upper surfaces are dark green while pale and silky underneath. [6][ page needed]
Its fruiting season is from December to February, it produces edible ovoid fruit that turns dark orangish red when ripe, each are 2.5–5.32 cm long and 2 cm wide with a smooth pale brown seed inside. [7]: 35
The fruit is reported to be very tasty, and is traditionally eaten by Torres Strait Islanders, who travel from island to island to harvest the crop.[ citation needed] Members and servants of Javanese royal families plant them in palace gardens as a symbol of kindness and loyalty. [7]: 36
It often grows wild in forests attracting birds and primates. [5]: 50 For reforestation purposes, M. kauki is a useful graft stock for M. zapota, and parts of the plant are used in herbal medicine. [3]
basionym: Sapotaceae Mimusops kauki L.
Type Information: "Habitat in Zeylona." basionym of: Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki