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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 QueenslandinAustralia.

Manilkara kauki
Fruits and foliage
Leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Species:
M. kauki
Binomial name
Manilkara kauki

(L.) Dubard[1]

Synonyms[2]
  • Kaukenia kauki (L.) Kuntze
  • Mimusops browniana (A.DC.) Benth
  • Mimusops kauki L. (basionym)
  • Mimusops manilkara G.Don
  • Manilkara kaukii (lapsus)

It is rarely planted commercially but as an ornamental plant.[5]: 41, 50 

Names

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
  • ^ "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. Angus & Robertson. 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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