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zapota

Taxon

Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Protologue Blumea 7: 410. 1953IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 039.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 040.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 043.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 042.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 038.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 037.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 036.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 041.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--FL. Polk Co. Cypress Gardens. 10 Jan. 03. 004.jpg

Manilkara zapota--FL. Polk Co. Cypress Gardens. 10 Jan. 03. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--FL. Polk Co. Cypress Gardens. 10 Jan. 03. 006.jpg

Manilkara zapota--FL. Polk Co. Cypress Gardens. 10 Jan. 03. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--FL. Polk Co. Cypress Gardens. 10 Jan. 03. 005.jpg

Manilkara zapota--FL. Polk Co. Cypress Gardens. 10 Jan. 03. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 040.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 037.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 038.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 039.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 12 Oct 04. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (651).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (651).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (653).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (653).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (646).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (646).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (652).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (652).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (648).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (648).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (656).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (656).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (650).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (650).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (658).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (658).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (643).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (643).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (655).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (655).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (647).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (647).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (645).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (645).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (642).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (642).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (661).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (661).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (644).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (644).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (663).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (663).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (649).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (649).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (657).JPG

Manilkara zapota--Belize. Belize Distr. Ambergris Caye. Secret Beach. 13 Jun 2019. DSC09714 (657).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 13Oct 04. 043.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 13Oct 04. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 223.jpg

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 223.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 225.jpg

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 225.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 224.jpg

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 224.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 222.jpg

Manilkara zapota--China. Hubei. Wuhan Botanical Garden. Glasshouse. 16 Apr 07. 222.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 152.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 152.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 150.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 150.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 151.jpg

Manilkara zapota--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 151.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá; introduced into Andaman Is., Bahamas, Bangladesh, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 7 occurrences across 6 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 30, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 12, 2004

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ankarangona, Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 13, 2004

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ankarangona, Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 16, 2007

Location

China, Hubei (Wuhan Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Moshan, Wuchang, City of Wuhan

Collectors

No collectors specified

Not collected

June 13, 2019

Location

Belize, Belize District, Ambergris Caye

17.976611, -87.951222

Location Remarks

Road to Secret Beach, ca. 2.6-3.3 km W of Beach in a subdivided area. Elev. 0 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Remnant vegetation on raised coral reefs. Tree 4 m.

No collection number

January 10, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Polk (Cypress Gardens)

Location Remarks

Polk Co Cypress Gardens

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

December 6, 2003

Location

Cameroon, Southwest, Antsiranana (Limbe, Limbe Botanic Garden)

4.018898, 9.197624

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Sapotaceae

Genus

Manilkara

Specific Epithet

zapota

Authorship

(L.) P.Royen

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#227,332 of 335,497

Top 68%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →