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Manilkara kauki
Also called Wongai Plum, Javan Sapodilla
Manilkara kauki is a tropical evergreen tree in the sapodilla family, grown mainly as an ornamental and for its edible plum-sized fruit. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with good sun and regular moisture.
Manilkara kauki is a plant in the subfamily Sapotoideae, and the tribe Sapoteae of the family Sapotaceae; and is the type species for the genus Manilkara. It occurs in tropical Asia from Indo-China (Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) to Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea); and also in northern Queensland in Australia.
It is rarely planted commercially but as an ornamental plant.
The fruit is traditionally eaten by Torres Strait Islanders, who travel from island to island to harvest the crop. Members and servants of Javanese royal families plant them in palace gardens as a symbol of kindness and loyalty.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Manilkara kauki by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
