Mimusops coriacea
(A. de Candolle) Miquel
Mascarene mimusops
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Summary
Source: WikipediaMimusops coriacea is a plant species in the family Sapotaceae. They are native to Madagascar, common names including monkey's apple or Madagascar apple.
Description
An evergreen tree. It grows 7-10 m tall. The leaves are leathery. They are lighter green underneath. They are 5-15 cm long. The leaf stalk is 3 cm long. The flowers occur singly or in groups of 2-4 in the axils of leaves. The fruit is large and yellow. It is 6-7 cm across. They contain 1-2 seeds. It is edible.
Edible Uses
The large yellow fruit is eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It can tolerate salty soils.
Where It Grows
Africa, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Terr., BIOT, East Africa, Hawaii, Madagascar, Mascarenes*, North America, Pacific, South America, Tropical America, USA,
Cultivation
Plants are grown by seed.
Notes
There are 55 Mimusops species. It can be invasive.
Synonyms
References (7)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 540
- Lorenzi, H., Bacher, L., Lacerda, M. & Sartori, S., 2006, Brazilian Fruits & Cultivated Exotics. Sao Paulo, Instituto Plantarum de Estuados da Flora Ltda. p 619 (As Mimusops commersonii)
- C. F. P. Martius, Fl. bras. 7:44. 1863
- Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 42
- Staples, G.W. and Herbst, D.R., 2005, A tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. p 520
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- Topp, J. M. W., 1988, An Annotated Check List of the Flora of Diego Garcia, British Ocean Territory. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 313
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
