Manilkara kauki
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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. kauki
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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.
It is rarely planted commercially but as an ornamental plant.[5]: 41, 50
Names[edit]
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[edit]
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Its leaves are rigid and have blunt tips, its upper surfaces are dark green while pale and silky underneath.[6][page needed]
Its fruiting season is from December to February, it produces edible ovoid fruit that turns dark orangish red when ripe, each are 2.5–5.32 cm long and 2 cm wide with a smooth pale brown seed inside.[7]: 35
Uses[edit]
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.[citation needed] Members and servants of Javanese royal families plant them in palace gardens as a symbol of kindness and loyalty.[7]: 36
It often grows wild in forests attracting birds and primates.[5]: 50 For reforestation purposes, M. kauki is a useful graft stock for M. zapota, and parts of the plant are used in herbal medicine.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Manilkara kauki (L.) Dubard". Plants of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Manilkara kauki". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ Species Plantarum 2 1753 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops kauki". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
Type Information: "Habitat in Zeylona." basionym of: Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki
- ^ a b Nur Nadiah Md Yusof; Siti Khairiyah Mohd Hatta; Faezah Pardi; Asmida Ismail (2022). Garis Panduan Penanaman Makanan Hidupan Liar (in Malay). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-5557-36-1 – via FlipHTML5.
- ^ Low, T. (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN 978-0-207-16930-4.
- ^ a b 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.
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