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| Manilkara bidentata, Mimusops balata, Achras balata Family: Sapotaceae Ausubo, Balata, Mimusops, Autranella, Balata Rouge, Assapookoo Origin: Tropical America          Large, and very long lived tropical tree native to wet regions. The leaves are alternate, elliptical, entire, and 10-20 cm long. The flowers are white, and are produced at the beginning of the rainy season. The fruit is a yellow berry, 3-5 cm in diameter. Fruits are edible and eaten fresh, the more common use of the tree is as a commercial timber. The wood is very poisonous. This species yields a gutta-percha. The sap (balata) becomes solid and somewhat crumbling at ordinary temperature, it softens at 120.2F, and can be molded like gutta-percha. Similar plants:
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2517 Manilkara discolor, Forest Milkberry - seeds A small fruited sapote from forests of southern Africa. The fruits of this species have been reported as being the best of all wild fruits. They are harvested from the wild for local use. The juicy, fleshy pulp is very tast. Eaten as a snack, especially by children and travelers, the seeds are discarded. The plant is valued medicinally as antipuritic and used in the treatment of snake bites.Ordering seeds info | Per pack: 6 seeds 2 Packs in stock $5.95 |
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