Manilkara zapota(English)
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Sapodilla

Other names: Chiku
Scientific name: Manilkara zapota
Alternative scientific name:
Family: Sapotaceae
Habit: Small tree
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of Central America. Planted and grown in tropical regions.
Special features: Fruit tree. Sapota is widely cultivated as a commercial crop.
Environmental importance:
Uses:
- The delicious fruit is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals.
- The polyphenols contained in the tannin in the fruit can reduce acidity.
- It has anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial properties, so it can prevent stomach infections and inflammation, and reduce constipation and gas.
- Antioxidants prevent cancer.
- Chewing gum is made from the bark.
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| Tree |
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| Bark |
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| Leaf |
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| Fruits |
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| Seeds |
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| Collecting wood chips to make chewing gum |
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| Making of chewing gum |
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| Chewing Gum |
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| Timber |
KERALA FOREST AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT KOATTAYAM-DIVISION |










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