Biology:Manilkara chicle
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Short description: Species of tree
| Manilkara chicle | |
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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. chicle
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| Binomial name | |
| Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Achras chicle Pittier | |
Manilkara chicle is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia.[4] It yields a natural gum known as chicle, traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.
See also
- Manilkara zapota, the sapodilla tree
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trop. Woods no. 73: 14. 1943 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara chicle". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=C2CDD17854C13F81AEE2ABA353BCB0D6?id=152591-2. Retrieved December 25, 2009. "nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Achras chicle"
- ↑ J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 9: 436. 1919 "Plant Name Details for Achras chicle". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=2415-2. Retrieved December 25, 2009. "Distribution: Vega Grande, near Los Amates, Izabal (Guatemala, Central America, Southern America)
nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Mopania chicle
nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Manilkara chicle" - ↑ Wrightia 6: 19. 1978 "Plant Name Details for Mopania chicle". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=164209-2. Retrieved December 25, 2009. "nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Achras chicle"
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Manilkara chicle | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 14 January 2018 }}
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1072226 entry
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