Evergreen tree ; 5-20 m tall with a round , dense crown ; bark with white , gummy latex (chicle) . Stems and branches horizontal or drooping . Leaves alternate , bright green , glossy , stiff , elliptic to ovate , entire margin , with pointed ends , clustering at ends of shoots . Inflorescences solitary , or in clusters in leaf axils . Flowers white , inconspicuous , bell-like ; corolla with six-lobed . Fruit berry , round to oval or conical , large , 4–8 cm in diameter ; inner flesh pale yellow to an earthy brown color with a grainy texture akin , contains one to 12 seeds ; with sweet , malty flavor . Seeds flattened , glossy , black , with a hook at one end . (Ref . https://en . wikipedia . org) .
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Not Common
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Achradelpha mammosa (L.) O.F.Cook
Achras breviloba (Gilly) Lundell
Achras zapota L.
Calocarpum mammosum (L.) Pierre
Gambeya mammosa (L.) Pierre
Lucuma zapota (L.) Urb.
Manilkara striata Gilly
Sapota zapotilla (Jacq.) Coville ex Safford
Vitellaria mammosa (L.) Radlk.
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Chiku (Chikoo)
Chico Fruit
Chico Sapote
Sapodilla
Sapote
Sapodilla Plum
Naseberry
Noseberry
Nispero
Chicle
Bully Tree
Marmalade Palm
Not used traditionally.
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