Manilkara chicle

Manilkara chicle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Manilkara
Species:	M. chicle
Binomial name
Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly[1]
Synonyms
Achras chicle Pittier Mopania chicle (Pittier) Lundell list sources :[1][2][3]

Manilkara chicle is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia.^[4] It yields a natural gum known as chicle, traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.

See also

• Manilkara zapota, the sapodilla tree

References

1. Trop. Woods no. 73: 14. 1943 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara chicle". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Achras chicle
2. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 9: 436. 1919 "Plant Name Details for Achras chicle". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2009. Distribution: Vega Grande, near Los Amates, Izabal (Guatemala, Central America, Southern America)
   nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Mopania chicle
   nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Manilkara chicle
3. Wrightia 6: 19. 1978 "Plant Name Details for Mopania chicle". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Achras chicle
4. "Manilkara chicle". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

External links

Data related to Manilkara chicle at Wikispecies