Sapodilla

This page provides some basic information about sapodilla including some sapodilla photos .

Scientific name:	Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
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Family:	Sapotaceae
Order:	Ericales
Common names:	English: Sapodilla, Chiku fruit, Sapota, Dutch: Sapodilla Spanish: Nispero Thailand: Lamoot or Lamout
Origin:	Central America and South Mexico.
Distribution:	Central America, Mexico, India, Philippines.
Evergreen or deciduous:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Sapodilla trees may flower year round, but fruiting usually occurs only twice a year.
Leaves:	The green glossy leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters long.
Fruits:	Sapodilla fruits are large oval-shaped berries, with a diameter of 4-8 cm. They look like a potato. Inside the fruit are 2-5 black bean-like seeds with a hook on one end. Fruiting occurs twice a year. The sweet flesh is very tasty. It has a pale yellowish to earth brown color. The texture is grainy resembling a pear.
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Height:	Sapodilla trees are 3-4 meter tall.
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Photos

Sapodilla fruit

Sapodilla tree

Sapodilla in market (Thailand)