Manilkara kauki

Manilkara kauki is a plant in the subfamily Sapotoideae, and the tribe Sapoteae of the family Sapotaceae;[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. In Java, the plant is called sawo kacik, and is associated with the royal Javanese ritual. Throughout the world it is known generally by the name caqui,[3] but in Australia it is called wongi.

"Wongi" redirects here. For the group of indigenous Australians, see Wangai.

Wongi
fruits and seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara
Species:
M. kauki
Binomial name
Manilkara kauki
(L.) Dubard[1]
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Mimusops kauki L. (basionym)
Manilkara kaukii (lapsus)

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 herbal 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.

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References
  1. Annales du Musée Coloniale de Marseille ser. 3, 3 1915 "Plant Name Details for Manilkara kauki". Retrieved 30 December 2009. basionym: Sapotaceae Mimusops kauki L.
  2. Species Plantarum 2 1753 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops kauki". Retrieved 30 December 2009. Type Information: "Habitat in Zeylona." basionym of: Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki
  3. "Manilkara kauki". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  4. Low, T. (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN 978-0-207-16930-4.


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