- Family:
- Sapotaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Manilkara Adans.
Manilkara sulcata (Engl.) Dubard

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Small much-branched evergreen tree or shrub, up to 10 m high; milky latex not abundant, but occasionally present in young parts; bark grey with small longitudinal fissures; terminal branches not swollen or spur-like; terminal buds, young shoots and very young leaves with dense ferruginous pubescence, older leaves and branchlets glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves near the end of branches, but not forming close rosettes; petiole 3–10(–12) mm long, glabrous or puberulous; blade leathery, narrowly to broadly obovate or rarely narrowly elliptic, 2.5–6.6(–9.5) x 1.5–2.6(–3.2) cm, upper surface dark shiny green, lower surface paler green, sometimes with slight ferruginous pubescence near base; nervation inconspicuous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers 1–3(–6) in each leaf-axil; pedicels 4–7 mm long, ferruginous pubescent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-lobes connate near base, valvate; outer lobes lanceolate to ovate, 2.5–5 x 1.5–2 mm, ferruginous pubescent outside; inner lobes narrowly elliptic, 3–4 x 1–1.5 mm, puberulous outside
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Tube up to 1 mm long; corolla-lobes pale green, 3-fid; 2 outer segments lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm long; median segment variable in shape, linear or ligulate to narrowly elliptic, or rarely very small and subulate or absent, up to 4 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments 1.5–3 mm long; anthers c. 1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
- Staminodes irregular in shape, triangular to oblong, very small, serrulate, denticulate or more or less laciniate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary globose, c. 1.5 mm long, densely ferruginous pilose; style up to 3 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit greenish, ellipsoid to obovoid, up to 1 x 0.7 cm, subglabrous, l-seeded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed obliquely ovoid, compressed, up to 8 x 5 mm; scar lateral, extending to base.
- Distribution
- S1, 3
- Ecology
- Altitude range 30–600 m.
[FTEA]
Sapotaceae, J. H. Hemsley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968
- Morphology General Habit
- Small much-branched evergreen tree or shrub, height up to 10 m.; bark grey with small longitudinal fissures.
- Morphology General Buds
- Terminal buds, young shoots and very young leaves with dense ferrugineous pubescence, older leaves and branchlets glabrous.
- Morphology Leaves Petiole
- Petioles 3–10(–12) mm. long, glabrous or puberulous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf-lamina coriaceous, narrowly to broadly obovate or rarely narrowly elliptic, up to 6.5 (rarely –9.5) cm. long and 2.6 (rarely –3.2) cm. wide; upper surface dark shiny green, lower surface paler green, sometimes with slight ferrugineous pubescence near base; nervation inconspicuous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 2–6.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 4–7 mm. long, ferrugineously pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-lobes connate near base; outer lobes ± ovate, 2.5–3.5 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide, ferrugineously pubescent externally; inner lobes narrowly elliptic, 3–4 mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. wide, puberulous externally.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla-tube up to 1 mm. long; lobes pale green, ± trifid; two outer segments ± lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm. long; median segment variable in shape, ± ligulate to narrowly elliptic, or rarely very small and subulate or absent, up to 4 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Filaments 1.5–3 mm. long; anthers ± 1 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
- Staminodes irregular in shape, ± triangular to oblong, very small, serrulate, denticulate or ± laciniate, usually with ± terminal acumen.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary globose, ± 1 mm. long, densely ferrugineous pilose; style up to 3 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit greenish, ellipsoid to obovoid, up to 1 cm. long, 7 mm. in diameter, subglabrous, 1-seeded.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed obliquely ovoid, compressed, up to 8 mm. long, 5 mm. in diameter; scar lateral, extending to base.
- Habitat
- Lowland dry evergreen forest, coastal woodlands, evergreen bushlands and thickets, also in dry scrub; 0–600(?–1300) m.
- Distribution
- K1 K4 K7 P T3 T6 Z not known elsewhere
Native to:
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Manilkara sulcata (Engl.) Dubard appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2006 | Stuhlmann, F.L. [176], Tanzania | K000883672 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Jan 1, 2006 | Boivin, L.H. [s.n.], Tanzania | K000883674 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2006 | Holst, C.H.E.W. [3551a], Tanzania | K000883673 | isosyntype | Yes |
First published in Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 3: 26 (1915)
Accepted by
- 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.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by I. Friis [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 527 (1961).
- Dubard in Ann. Mus. Col. Marseille, sér. 3, 3: 26 (1915).
- J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 564 (1949).
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Flora of Somalia
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