Manilkara obovata
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| Internal ID | UUID643fe29ae6b19362159860 |
| Scientific name | Manilkara obovata |
| Authority | (Sabine & G.Don) J.H.Hemsl. |
| First published in | Kew Bull. 17: 171 (1963) |
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The wood is used for construction, furniture and for making canoes.
Manilkara obovata is a species of evergreen tree in the Sapotaceae family that is found in West and Central Africa. It has a scaly brown bark and can grow up to 40 meters tall. Its leaves are simple, alternate arrangement and tufted at the ends of branches, and the stipules are small. Its flowers are pale yellow to white, clusters of 3-4 on leaf axils, and its fruit is an orange colored berry when ripe. Test on stem bark, root and leaf extracts of the species identified phenyl-coumarin derivatives, xanthones, saponins, triterpenes and flavonoids. The root is used as a laxative, while stem bark is used as part of a regimen to treat stomach ailment. The wood is used for construction, furniture and for making canoes.
Manilkara obovata is a species of evergreen tree in the Sapotaceae family that is found in West and Central Africa. It has a scaly brown bark and can grow up to 40 meters tall. Its leaves are simple, alternate arrangement and tufted at the ends of branches, and the stipules are small. Its flowers are pale yellow to white, clusters of 3-4 on leaf axils, and its fruit is an orange colored berry when ripe. Test on stem bark, root and leaf extracts of the species identified phenyl-coumarin derivatives, xanthones, saponins, triterpenes and flavonoids. The root is used as a laxative, while stem bark is used as part of a regimen to treat stomach ailment. The wood is used for construction, furniture and for making canoes.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Kaukenia cuneifolia | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891) |
| Kaukenia lacera | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891) |
| Kaukenia multinervis | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891) |
| Manilkara angolensis | Lecomte ex Pellegr. | Mém. Soc. Linn. Normandie , n.s., 1(2): 12 (1928) |
| Manilkara argentea | Pierre ex Dubard | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 45 (1914) |
| Manilkara cuneifolia | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 3, 3: 23 (1915) |
| Manilkara dahomeyensis | Pierre ex Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 3, 3: 26 (1915) |
| Manilkara densiflora | (Engl.) H.J.Lam | Blumea 4: 355 (1941) |
| Manilkara lacera | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 3, 3: 24 (1915) |
| Manilkara maclaudii | Pierre ex Lecomte | Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 26: 647 (1920) |
| Manilkara multinervis | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 3, 3: 24 (1915) |
| Manilkara multinervis subsp. argentea | (Pierre ex Dubard) Aubrév. | Adansonia , n.s., 11: 261 (1971) |
| Manilkara multinervis subsp. atacorensis | Aubrév. | Adansonia , n.s., 11: 262 (1971) |
| Manilkara multinervis subsp. matanou | Aubrév. | Adansonia , n.s., 11: 261 (1971) |
| Manilkara multinervis subsp. schweinfurthii | (Baill.) J.H.Hemsl. | Kew Bull. 20: 497. 1966 (1966) |
| Manilkara propinqua | (S.Moore) H.J.Lam | Blumea 4: 356 (1941) |
| Manilkara remotifolia | Pierre ex Dubard | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 45 (1914) |
| Manilkara schweinfurthii | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 3, 3: 25 (1915) |
| Manilkara schweinfurthii var. chevalieri | (Pierre) Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 3, 3: 25. 1915 |
| Manilkara welwitschii | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille , sér. 3, 3: 26 (1915) |
| Mimusops angolensis | Engl. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 523 (1890) |
| Mimusops atacorensis | A.Chev. | Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 392 (1920) |
| Mimusops chevalieri | Pierre | Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 7: 139 (1901) |
| Mimusops cuneifolia | Baker | Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 506 (1877) |
| Mimusops densiflora | Baker | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 148 (1895) |
| Mimusops djalonensis | A.Chev. | Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 393 (1920) |
| Mimusops lacera | Baker | Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 507 (1877) |
| Mimusops multinervis | Baker | Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 506 (1877) |
| Mimusops propinqua | S.Moore | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 177 (1905) |
| Mimusops schweinfurthii | Engl. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 523 (1890) |
| Mimusops schweinfurthii | Baill. | Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 943 (1891) |
| Mimusops welwitschii | Engl. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 524 (1890) |
| Chrysophyllum holtzii | Engl. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 390 (1913) |
| Chrysophyllum obovatum | Sabine | Trans. Hort. Soc. London 5: 458 (1824) |
| Manilkara maclaudii var. membranacea | Pierre ex Lecomte | Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 26: 648. 1920 |
| Manilkara multinervis var. poissonii | Dubard | Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 3, 3: 24. 1915 |
| Manilkara multinervis subsp. lacera | (Baker) Aubrév. | Adansonia , n.s., 11: 261 (1971) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Zambia
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000235942 |
| UNII | IV89EE7S9U |
| Tropicos | 28701129 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:787681-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-120222 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 955450 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 362719 |
| IUCN Red List | 142332116 |
| IPNI | 787681-1 |
| iNaturalist | 203858 |
| GBIF | 2885327 |
| EOL | 1154574 |
| Wikipedia | Manilkara_obovata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Hunting of mammals by central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Loango National Park, Gabon | Klein H, Bocksberger G, Baas P, Bunel S, Théleste E, Pika S, Deschner T | Primates | 08-Jan-2021 |
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| Exploring Antimalarial Herbal Plants across Communities in Uganda Based on Electronic Data | Okello D, Kang Y | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med | 15-Sep-2019 |
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