Manilkara kauki

Manilkara kauki

Manilkara kauki is a plant in the subfamily Sapotoideae, and the tribe Sapoteae of the family Sapotaceae; and is the type species for the genus Manilkara. It occurs in tropical Asia from Indo-China to Malesia; and also in northern Queensland in Australia.

Uses

Anemia disease.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Spiral	Foliar Shape(s) is Non-Palm Foliage (Elliptical), Foliar Apex / Tip is Acute and Foliar Base is Acute

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Small	Green		Flowering Period is Free-Flowering and Flowering Opening Time is Time-Independent

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit		Fruit Type is Fleshy Fruit (Non-Accessory Fruit: Berry)	Mature Fruit Colour is Brown		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings, Air layering.

How to plant/cultivate

Sapodilla can grow well in a wide range of climatic conditions from the wet tropics to dry cool subtropical areas; but they prefer a moist hot climate similar to that found at medium to low elevations, usually below 600 metres.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest, Coastal forests.

External Links

• Manilkara zapota on flowers of india

• Manilkara zapota Cookies on Invasive Species Compendium

• Physico-chemical parameters of sapota