Manilkara kauki

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Manilkara kauki
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Species:
M. kauki
Binomial name
Manilkara kauki
Synonyms [2]
  • Kaukenia kauki(L.) Kuntze
  • Mimusops browniana(A.DC.) Benth
  • Mimusops kaukiL. (basionym)
  • Mimusops manilkaraG.Don
  • Manilkara kaukii( lapsus )

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.

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Names

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.

Description

Its leaves are rigid and have blunt tips, its upper surfaces are dark green while pale and silky underneath. It produces edible fruit, each are 3–4 cm long and orangish red. [5] [ page needed ]

Uses

For reforestation purposes, M. kauki is a useful graft stock for M. zapota, and parts of the plant are used in herbal medicine. [3] 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.

Members and servants of Javanese royal families plant them in palace gardens as a symbol of kindness and loyalty. [6] :36

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References

  1. Annales du Musée Coloniale de Marseille ser. 3, 3 1915 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara kauki" . Retrieved 30 December 2009. basionym: Sapotaceae Mimusops kauki L.
  2. "Manilkara kauki (L.) Dubard". Plants of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Manilkara kauki". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  4. Species Plantarum 2 1753 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops kauki" . Retrieved 30 December 2009. Type Information: "Habitat in Zeylona." basionym of: Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki
  5. Low, T. (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN   978-0-207-16930-4.
  6. Armstrong, K. E. (February 2013). "A Revision of the Asian-Pacific species of Manilkara (Sapotaceae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 70 (1): 7–56. doi:10.1017/S0960428612000327.