Manilkara chicle

Botanical Description

Manilkara chicle is an evergreen tree with a broad, spreading crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The bole is up to 75cm in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 475 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 55 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1968 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, a taxonomic treatment of the Phytolaccaceae and part of the flora of Panama. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It also yields a useful latex from which chewing gum can be made, though it is inferior to the gum from Manilkara zapota and is generally only used as an adulterant of that species[ 475 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 55 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1968 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, a taxonomic treatment of the Phytolaccaceae and part of the flora of Panama. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].