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Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
English Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote
Français Sapotillier
Italiano Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Suomi Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Norsk Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Čeština Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Español Nispero (Cent. & So. Amer.), Chico-zapote (Mex.)
Svenska Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Polski Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Український Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Român Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Русский Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Български Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
EESTI Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
日本語 Breiapfelbaum; Sapote, Chicozapote, Nispero, Sicte, Mamey, Kaugummibaum; Sapotillbaum
Other names zapote, chapote, peruétano (MX); sapotier (FR); nô­spero, zapotillo (cAm); chicle, sapote (US), Nispero (Cent. & So. Amer.), Chico-zapote (Mex.)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions Caribbean
States and Territories Gulf of Guinea Is.; Bangladesh; Society Islands; Florida; Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southwest; Mexico Southeast; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Leeward Islands; Puerto Rico; Southwest Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuelan Antilles; Windward Islands; Venezuela; Colombia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Ericales
Family Sapotaceae
Genus Manilkara
Species zapota
Author citation (L.) P.Royen
Scientific name Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sapmazap.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/violett

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 1000.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1200.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

Hough

Bark

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Sapodilla; Chicle-tree; sapodilla; sapota; chikoo; chico; naseberry; nispero; Chicozapote

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson