Manilkara zapota - Wikipedia
Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla (Spanish: [ˌ s a p o ˈ ð i ʝ a]), [4] sapote, chicozapote, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, [5] [6]: 515 is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America.
Sapodilla | Description, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月4日 · sapodilla, (Manilkara zapota), tropical evergreen tree (family Sapotaceae) and its distinctive fruit, native to southern Mexico, Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. Though of no great commercial importance in any part of the world, the sapodilla is much appreciated in many tropical and subtropical areas, where it is eaten fresh.
Chicle - Wikipedia
Chicle (white substance) oozing from the pod of a Manilkara zapota (sapodilla) tree in Panama. Chicle (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ k əl /) is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. [1] It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus Manilkara, including M. zapota, M. chicle, M. staminodella, and M ...
Chicle | Definition, Description, & History | Britannica
Chicle, gum that consists of the coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), a tropical American fruit tree principally from Yucatán and regions of Central America. Chicle is obtained as pinkish to reddish brown pieces and is said to contain both rubber and gutta-percha.
Sapodilla Growing in the Florida Home Landscape - EDIS
Sapodilla trees are medium to large trees with a pyramidal to rounded canopy. These long-lived trees grow slowly, but after many years may reach 60 to 100 feet in height. Sapodilla trees are well adapted to subtropical and tropical climates.
A Brief History of Chewing Gum | Smithsonian
2009年6月16日 · As Mathews explains, chewing gum has been around on this continent for hundreds of years in the form of chicle, a resin extracted from the sapodilla tree in southern Mexico and Central...
Sapodilla - Rainforest Alliance
2023年9月15日 · The sapodilla tree is a slow-growing evergreen that can reach heights of 100 feet. Strong and wind-resistant, it maintains an extensive root system. Within the tree’s bark is the white, gummy sap the tree is famous for, called chicle. The glossy green leaves are clustered in spirals at the tip of forked twigs.
ENH564/ST405: Manilkara zapota: Sapodilla - EDIS
2021年8月19日 · A superb shade, street (where falling fruit will not be a problem), or fruit tree, sapodilla reaches a height of 60 feet with a 45-foot spread. The smooth, dark, and glossy, five-inch-long evergreen leaves are clustered at the tips of twigs and the small, cream-colored solitary flowers appear in the leaf axils throughout the year.
National Tropical Botanical Garden | Manilkara zapota - Plant …
Species: zapota. Species Author: (L.) P. Royen. Vernacular: Chico, Chicle Tree, Sapodilla. Synonyms: Achras zapota, Manilkara achras. The Sapodilla is a fairly slow-growing, long-lived tree, upright and elegant, distinctly pyramidal when young, growing up to 60 ft (18 m) high in the open but reaching 100 ft (30 m) when crowded in a forest.
Manilkara zapota - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Manilkara zapota, commonly called chicle or sapodilla, is a slender, slow-growing, pyramidal evergreen tree that is native from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. It typically grows to 30-60' tall in cultivation, but may reach 100' tall in forested areas of its native habitat.