Manilkara chicle

Manilkara chicle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Manilkara
Species:	M. chicle
Binomial name
	Manilkara chicle; (Pittier) Gilly
Synonyms
	Achras chicle Pittier; Mopania chicle (Pittier) Lundell list sources :

Manilkara chicle (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈtʃɪkəl/) is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia.^[4] It yields a natural gum known as chicle, traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.

References

^ ^a ^b Trop. Woods no. 73: 14. 1943 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara chicle". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Achras chicle
^ J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 9: 436. 1919 "Plant Name Details for Achras chicle". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2009. Distribution: Vega Grande, near Los Amates, Izabal (Guatemala, Central America, Southern America)
nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Mopania chicle
nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Manilkara chicle
^ Wrightia 6: 19. 1978 "Plant Name Details for Mopania chicle". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Achras chicle
^ Manilkara chicle information from NPGS/GRIN

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