Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusManilkara
Scientific name with authorshipManilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
Indexed scientific synonyms
Achradelpha mammosa (L.) O.F.CookAchras breviloba (Gilly) LundellAchras calderonii (Gilly) LundellAchras conzattii (Gilly) LundellAchras coriacea LundellAchras dactylina LundellAchras gaumeri (Gilly) LundellAchras latiloba LundellAchras lobulata (Lundell) LundellAchras lucuma BlancoAchras mammosa L.Achras meridionalis (Gilly) LundellAchras occidentalis CelsAchras occidentalis Cels ex Ten.Achras paludosa LundellAchras petenensis (Lundell) LundellAchras rojasii (Gilly) LundellAchras sapatilla J.Paul & W.ArnoldAchras sapota L.Achras sapota f. asperma M.GómezAchras sapota subsp. asperma M.GómezAchras sapota subsp. candollei PierreAchras sapota subsp. globosa StokesAchras sapota subsp. lobata (A.DC.) PierreAchras sapota subsp. ovalis StokesAchras sapota subsp. pedicellaris PierreAchras sapota subsp. sphaerica (A.DC.) PierreAchras sapota subsp. typica StehléAchras sapota var. candollei PierreAchras sapota var. globosa StokesAchras sapota var. lobata (DC.) PierreAchras sapota var. ovalis StokesAchras sapota var. pedicellaris PierreAchras sapota var. sphaerica (DC.) PierreAchras striata (Gilly) LundellAchras tabogaensis (Gilly) LundellAchras tainteriana LundellAchras tchicomame Perr.Achras verrucosa StokesAchras zapota L.Achras zapota f. asperma M.GómezAchras zapota subsp. major Jacq.Achras zapota subsp. zapotilla Jacq.Achras zapota var. candollei PierreAchras zapota var. globosa StokesAchras zapota var. lobata (A.DC.) PierreAchras zapota var. major Jacq.Achras zapota var. ovalis StokesAchras zapota var. pedicellaris PierreAchras zapota var. sphaerica (A.DC.) PierreAchras zapota var. typica StehléAchras zapota var. zapotilla Jacq.Achras zapotilla (Jacq.) Nutt.Calocarpum mammosum (L.) PierreCalospermum mammosum (L.) PierreGambeya mammosa (L.) PierreLucuma mammosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn.Lucuma sapota Urb., 1904Lucuma zapota (L.) Urb.Lucuma zapota subsp. anguai Rojas AcostaLucuma zapota var. anguai Rojas AcostaManilkara achras (Mill.) ForsbergManilkara achras (Mill.) FosbergManilkara breviloba GillyManilkara calderoniae GillyManilkara calderonii GillyManilkara conzattii GillyManilkara gaumeri GillyManilkara grisebachii (Pierre) DubardManilkara meridionalis GillyManilkara meridionalis subsp. caribbensis GillyManilkara meridionalis var. caribbensis GillyManilkara rojasii GillyManilkara striata GillyManilkara tabogaensis GillyManilkara zapotilla (Jacq.) GillyManilkariopsis lobulata LundellManilkariopsis meridionalis (Gilly) LundellManilkariopsis petenensis LundellManilkariopsis rojasii (Gilly) LundellManilkariopsis striata (Gilly) LundellManilkariopsis tabogaensis (Gilly) LundellMimusops grisebachii PierreNispero achras (Mill.) Aubrév.Pouteria mammosa (L.) CronquistSapota achras Mill.Sapota achras subsp. lobata A.DC.Sapota achras subsp. sphaerica A.DC.Sapota achras var. lobata A.DC.Sapota achras var. sphaerica A.DC.Sapota zapotilla (Jacq.) Coville ex SaffordSapota zapotilla (Jacq.) Coville, 1905Vitellaria mammosa (L.) Radlk.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier152641-2
Use codesEU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.