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Manilkara zapota

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Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla among other names, is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America, occurring naturally, for example, in the Petenes mangrove ecoregion of coastal Yucatan. Introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, it is now grown in large quantities in Mexico and across tropical Asia, including India, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as in the Caribbean. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Manilkara zapota 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Manilkara zapota (Wikidata)

In Biome

Mangrove Forest, Biomes
Source Manilkara zapota (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Manilkara zapota (Wikipedia)
  • system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
    Introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, it is now grown in large quantities in Mexico and across tropical Asia, including India, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as in the Caribbean.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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3. Manilkara zapota (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q14959 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Introduction
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