- Manilkara kauki
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- "Wongi" redirects here. For the group of Indigenous Australians, see Wangai.
Wongi Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Manilkara Species: M. kauki Binomial name Manilkara kauki
(L.) Dubard[1]Synonyms Mimusops kauki L. (basionym)[1][2][3]
Manilkara kaukii (lapsus)Manilkara kauki is a plant in the subfamily Sapotoideae, and the tribe Sapoteae of the Sapotaceae family;[3] and is the type species for the genus Manilkara.[2] 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. Throughout the world it is known generally by the name caqui,[3] but in Australia it is called wongi.
Description
The leaves are rigid, blunt-tipped, dark-green on the upper leaf face, and pale and silky below. The edible, orange-red fruit is 3-4 cm long.[4]
Uses
For reforestation purposes, M. kauki is a useful graft stock for M. zapota, and parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine.[3] The fruit is reported to be very tasty, and is traditionally eaten by Torres Strait Islanders, who travel from island to island to harvest the crop.
References
- ^ a b Annales du Musée Coloniale de Marseille ser. 3, 3 1915 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara kauki". http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=106788-3. Retrieved December 30, 2009. "basionym: Sapotaceae Mimusops kauki L."
- ^ a b Species Plantarum 2 1753 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops kauki". http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=118201-3. Retrieved December 30, 2009. "Type Information: "Habitat in Zeylona." basionym of: Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki"
- ^ a b c d GRIN (March 17, 2008). "Manilkara kauki information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?102657. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ Low, T. (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN 0-207-16930-6.
Categories:- Manilkara
- Plants described in 1753
- Flora of Queensland
- Ericales of Australia
- Flora of Burma
- Flora of Cambodia
- Flora of Indonesia
- Flora of Malaysia
- Flora of Papua New Guinea
- Trees of Thailand
- Flora of Vietnam
- Bushfood
- Fruits originating in Asia
- Sapotaceae stubs
- Fruit stubs
- Australian asterid stubs
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