Sapotaceae
Bulletwood
Manilkara bidentata
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Manilkara
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- منلكارا ثنائية التسنن, أوسوبو, بالاطا, مساراندوبا
- arz
- سبوته ثنائية التسنن
- Basque
- Balatondo
- Central Kurdish
- بالاتا
- Chinese
- 巴拉塔樹
- Dutch
- Balata
- English
- Bulletwood
- French
- Balata franc, Balatá
- German
- Balatabaum
- Persian
- چوب گلوله
- Portuguese
- Balata
- Spanish
- Balata, Ausubo, Balatá
Synonyms
- Manilkara balata Dubard
- Mimusops bidentata A.DC.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.