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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
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Manilkara zapota 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Manilkara zapota (Wikidata)

In Biome

Mangrove Forest, Biomes
Source Manilkara zapota (Wikidata)
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Bahamas

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Bangladesh

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Belize

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Dominican Republic

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El Salvador

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Federated States of Micronesia

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France

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Guatemala

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Guinea

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Haiti

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Honduras

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India

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Jamaica

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Maldives

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Marshall Islands

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Nicaragua

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North America

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Vanuatu

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Manilkara zapota (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla (Spanish: [ˌsapoˈðiʝa]), sapote, chicozapote, chico, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America.
  • Introduction
    It was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonization. It is grown in large quantities in Mexico and in tropical Asia, including India, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, as well as in the Caribbean.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Species API
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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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4. NatureServe Explorer: Manilkara zapota
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ericales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12414
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12414
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sapotaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99765
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99765
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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