Manilkara elata

Manilkara elata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Species: M. elata
Binomial name
Manilkara elata
(Allemão ex Miq.) Monach.[2]
Synonyms

Mimusops elata Allemão in Mart. ex Miq.[2][3][4]

Manilkara elata is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. Endemic to Brazil, it is endangered by habitat loss.The wood is very hard (far superior oak) and heavy, with a normal amount of pores. Extremely durable. Amazing resistance to insect damage and rotting.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Assessor: Pires-O'Brien, J. (1998). "Manilkara elata in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Phytologia 4: 101. 1952 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara elata". IPNI. Retrieved December 27, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Mimusops elata
  3. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 7: 42. "Plant Name Details for Mimusops elata Allem. ex Miq.". IPNI. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
  4. "Plant Name Details for Mimusops elata Allemão in Mart. ex Miq.". IPNI. Retrieved December 26, 2009. nomenclatural synonym: Sapotaceae Manilkara elata


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