Manilkara discolor
Sapotaceae FAMILY

Manilkara discolor

Manilkara discolor

Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Manilkara discolor is a much-branched, evergreen tree with a dense rounded crown; usually growing from 3 - 40 metres tall. It has a smooth, straight bole, which can be shallowly fluted near the base in large specimens[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The fruits of this species have been reported as being the 'best of all wild fruits'[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. They are harvested from the wild for local use as it the wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatLowland and upland dry evergreen forest and well-drained sites in upland rainforest, at elevations from sea level to 2,100 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].