Manilkara elata

Manilkara elata, also called the cow tree, is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is Endemic to the Amazon region in Brazil, where it is endangered by habitat loss.

Manilkara elata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Species:
M. elata
Binomial name
Manilkara elata
(Allemão ex Miq.) Monach.[2]
Synonyms[2][3][4]

Mimusops elata Allemão in Mart. ex Miq.

Uses

The edible fruit resembles small apples, and its flesh has a creamy, milk-like texture, which gave the tree its name. It is commonly sold by vendors in the Brazilian state of Pará.[5] Indigenous peoples of the Amazon drink the milk exuded from the tree's bark.[5]

The wood is very hard and heavy, with a normal amount of pores. It is extremely durable and highly to insect damage and rotting.[1]

References
  1. Pires-O'Brien, J. (1998). "Manilkara elata in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  2. Phytologia 4: 101. 1952 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara elata". IPNI. Retrieved December 27, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Mimusops elata
  3. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 7: 42. "Plant Name Details for Mimusops elata Allem. ex Miq". IPNI. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
  4. "Plant Name Details for Mimusops elata Allemão in Mart. ex Miq". IPNI. Retrieved December 26, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Manilkara elata
  5. Pieroni, Andrea (2005). Prance, Ghillean; Nesbitt, Mark (eds.). The Cultural History of Plants. Routledge. p. 33. ISBN 0415927463.


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