Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapotaceae | Genus: Manilkara | Species: Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen( चीकू ) |
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| Synonym | Achras zapota Linn.; Achras coriacea Lundell | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Chiku | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Sapodilla , Chickle gum, Common naseberry. | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chiku | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit an ovoid to globular berry with a rough brown skin, containing 1-10 shining, brown or black seeds surrounded by a brownish, sweet, juicy, scented flesh. |
| Habitat | Prefer a moist hot climate | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | W. Indies and tropical America, cultivated across the tropics. | Bark Details | Dark brown and deeply fissured. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 25 m in height, with dense crown. Bark dark brown and deeply fissured. Leaves spirally arranged and clustered at the shoot tips, simple, elliptic or oblong, apex obtuse to shortly acuminate; coriaceous, shining, glabrous when mature. Flowers greenish white, solitary, cyathiform or campanulate, with a brown pubescent peduncle; Fruit an ovoid to globular berry with a rough brown skin, containing 1-12 shining, brown or black seeds (frequently 5). | Leaf Details | Leaves spirally arranged and clustered at the shoot tips, simple, elliptic or oblong, apex obtuse to shortly acuminate; coriaceous, shining, glabrous when mature. Secondary veins make a wide angle with the midrib. |
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