Manilkara jaimiqui
Manilkara jaimiqui, commonly known as wild dilly,[1] is a woody plant in the sapodilla family. It is native to tropical regions of North America, where it is found in the West Indies and south Florida. Its natural habitat is areas of coastal hammocks and pine rocklands.[2]
| Manilkara jaimiqui | |
|---|---|
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| Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. emarginata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Manilkara |
| Species: | M. jaimiqui |
| Binomial name | |
| Manilkara jaimiqui (C.Wright) Dubard | |
It is a small tree or shrub with thick evergreen leaves. It produces small yellow flowers throughout the year, and has large scaly fruits.[3]
This species is divided into four well-marked subspecies, which show little geographic overlap. They are:[4]
- M. jaimiqui ssp. emarginata - The Bahamas and south Florida
- M. jaimiqui ssp. haitensis - Dominican Republic and Haiti[5]
- M. jaimiqui ssp. jaimiqui - Cuba (Pinar del Río and Oriente), and Jamaica[6]
- M. jaimiqui ssp. wrightiana - Cuba (central area, occasionally in Oriente)
References
- "Manilkara jaimiqui". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- Wild Dilly The Institute for Regional Conservation
- Flora of North America
- Cronquist, Arthur (1945). "Studies in the Sapotaceae-IV. The North American Species of Manilkara". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 72 (6): 550–562. doi:10.2307/2481324. JSTOR 2481324.
- Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. haitensis at IUCN Red List
- Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. jaimiqui at IUCN Red List
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