Manilkara staminodella

Manilkara staminodella

Níspero zapote

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This tree is a member of the sapote family (Sapotaceae), one of the most diverse and complex families of trees. This species reaches up to 50 meters high and up to a meter and half in diameter. Its striking bark is fissured, which allows it to be immediately distinguished from any other species on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. A white latex runs throughout the entire plant, and its leaves, grouped at the end of the branches, turn reddish when they fall. Its small, white flowers are likely pollinated by insects, and its fruits are spherical and consumed by large birds, arboreal animals, and humans. Its seeds are a glossy brown. The wood of this species is excellent and used in construction. It is logged illegally on the Osa peninsula, which threatens the wellbeing of the species’ future. This species is distributed across humid, primary forests throughout Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica, it has only been recorded in the North Zone and the South Pacific.

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This tree belongs to the sapote family (Sapotaceae) which is one of the most diverse and complex of trees. It reaches up to 50 meters high, with diameters of up to a meter and a half. The bark is fissured, very striking, which allows it to be immediately distinguished from any other species on the peninsula. The whole plant has white latex. The leaves are grouped at the end of the branches and turn reddish when falling. The flowers are white, small, probably pollinated by insects, the fruits are spherical, consumed by large birds and arboreal animals, the seeds are glossy, brown. The wood of this species is excellent and is used in general construction, in the peninsula it is illegally cut, so it could represent a threat to the species in the future; the fruits are edible and taste good. This species grows in primary forests with a very humid climate, it is known in Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica only known in the North Zone and South Pacific.

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Plant Information

Botanic Name:

Manilkara staminodella

Common name(s):

Níspero zapote, Níspero zapote

Family

Sapotaceae

Phenology

Flowering Months:

February, March, October

Fruiting Months:

October, November

Conservation

IUCN category:

Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)

CITES:

Not protected / Sin protección

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Níspero zapote

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Plant Story

This tree is a member of the sapote family (Sapotaceae), one of the most diverse and complex families of trees. This species reaches up to 50 meters high and up to a meter and half in diameter. Its striking bark is fissured, which allows it to be immediately distinguished from any other species on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. A white latex runs throughout the entire plant, and its leaves, grouped at the end of the branches, turn reddish when they fall. Its small, white flowers are likely pollinated by insects, and its fruits are spherical and consumed by large birds, arboreal animals, and humans. Its seeds are a glossy brown. The wood of this species is excellent and used in construction. It is logged illegally on the Osa peninsula, which threatens the wellbeing of the species’ future. This species is distributed across humid, primary forests throughout Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica, it has only been recorded in the North Zone and the South Pacific.

Historia de la planta

This tree belongs to the sapote family (Sapotaceae) which is one of the most diverse and complex of trees. It reaches up to 50 meters high, with diameters of up to a meter and a half. The bark is fissured, very striking, which allows it to be immediately distinguished from any other species on the peninsula. The whole plant has white latex. The leaves are grouped at the end of the branches and turn reddish when falling. The flowers are white, small, probably pollinated by insects, the fruits are spherical, consumed by large birds and arboreal animals, the seeds are glossy, brown. The wood of this species is excellent and is used in general construction, in the peninsula it is illegally cut, so it could represent a threat to the species in the future; the fruits are edible and taste good. This species grows in primary forests with a very humid climate, it is known in Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica only known in the North Zone and South Pacific.

Plant Information

Botanic Name

Manilkara staminodella

Common name(s)

Níspero zapote

Family

Sapotaceae

Phenology

Flowering Months

February, March, October

Fruiting Monts

October, November

Conservation

IUCN category

Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)

CITES

Not protected / Sin protección

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