Family:
Sapotaceae Juss.
Genus:
Manilkara Adans.

Manilkara bidentata (A.DC.) A.Chev.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical America. It is used as a medicine and for food.

[UNAL]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
balata, balata roja, balato, caimito, caimo, caimo colorao, caucho rey, chicle, falsa balata, masarandi, masarandua, nisperillo, níspero, palo de chicle, purgo, quinilla, trapichero, yugo de charapa

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Guiana Shield, Pacific. Elevation range: 15–240 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Caquetá, Chocó, Guainía, Guaviare, Nariño, Santander, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Balata, Balata roja, Balato, Caimito, Caimo, Caimo colorao, Caucho rey, Chicle, Falsa balata, Masarandi, Masarandua, Nisperillo, Níspero, Palo de chicle

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 15 - 240 m.; Amazonia, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Pacífico, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada

[UPFC]
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.

[FTEA]
Use
A source of balata rubber and a substitute for chicle, is native to Central and South America and has also been tried at Amani (Greenway 2801 !).

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Manilkara bidentata (A.DC.) A.Chev. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pennington, T.D. [12404], Peru 54398.000 No
Sothers, C. [16], Brazil 54677.000 No
Sothers, C. [738], Brazil 54678.000 No
Sothers, C. [17], Brazil 54682.000 No
Sothers, C. [4125], Brazil 54684.000 No
Sothers, C. [1847], Brazil 54685.000 No
Sothers, C. [3207], Brazil 54689.000 No
Sothers, C. [1039], Brazil 55623.000 No

First published in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 12: 270 (1932)

Accepted by

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Literature

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
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  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
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