Sapotaceae

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Manilkara

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Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) — FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (71)

Arabic: سبوتة مألوفة
arz: سبوته مالوفه
Bambara: Tubabusi
ban: Sabo
Bangla: সফেদা
Bhojpuri: चीकू
bik: Tsiko
bjn: Sawu
Bulgarian: Саподила
Burmese: သကြားသီး
Cantonese: 人心果
Catalan: Sapote, Acres, Planta del xiclet
Chinese: 人心果
Divehi: ސަބުދެލި
Dutch: Sapodilla, Kauwgomboom
English: Sapodilla, Chicle, Chico, Chicozapote, Naseberry, Nispero, Sapota, Sapote
Filipino: Tsiko
Finnish: Sapotillapuu
French: Sapotillier
frr: Breiaapelbuum
Georgian: Ახრასი
German: Breiapfelbaum, Breiapfel, Kaugummibaum, Sapotillbaum, Sapotille, Sawo
Gujarati: ચીકુ
Haitian Creole: Sapoti
Hawaiian: Chico
Hebrew: עץ הספודיליה
Hindi: चीकू
Indonesian: Sawo manila
Italian: Níspero, Sapodilla, Sapotiglia
Japanese: サポジラ
Javanese: Sawo
Kannada: ಸಪೋಟ
koi: Саподилла
Korean: 사포딜라, 네이즈베리, 니스페로, 사포딜라나무, 사포티야, 작은사포테, 치코사포테, 치클레
kv: Саподилла
lah: چیکو
Latvian: Sapodilla, Sapota, Sapoti
lbe: Саподилла
Lithuanian: Paprastasis gumenis
mad: Sabu manèla
Malay: Pokok Ciku
Malayalam: സപ്പോട്ട
map: Sawo
Marathi: चिक्कू
mrj: Саподилла
nah: Chictzapocuahuitl
Norwegian Bokmål: Sapodilletre
Odia: ସପେଟା
pam: Tsiko
Persian: چیکو
Polish: Pigwica właściwa
Portuguese: Sapotizeiro
Punjabi: ਚੀਕੂ
Russian: Саподилла
Serbian: Саподила
shn: မၢၵ်ႇလမုတ်ႉ, မၢၵ်ႇၵိူဝ်ဝၢၼ်
Sindhi: چڪون
Sinhala: සැපදිල්ලා
Spanish: Chicle, Chicozapote, Chikoo, Níspero, Ácana
Sundanese: Sawo manila
Swedish: Sapotiljträd
Tamil: சப்போட்டா
tcy: ಚಿಕ್ಕು
Telugu: సపోటా, సపోట
Thai: ละมุด
udm: Саподилла
Ukrainian: Саподіла
Urdu: چیکو
Vietnamese: Hồng xiêm, Lồng mứt, Xa pô chê
Wolof: Sàppóoti
wuu: 人心果

Synonyms

Achradelpha mammosa (L.) O.F.Cook
Achras breviloba (Gilly) Lundell
Achras calderonii (Gilly) Lundell
Achras conzattii (Gilly) Lundell
Achras coriacea Lundell
Achras dactylina Lundell
Achras gaumeri (Gilly) Lundell
Achras latiloba Lundell
Achras lobulata (Lundell) Lundell
Achras lucuma Blanco
Achras mammosa L.
Achras meridionalis (Gilly) Lundell
Achras occidentalis Hort.Cels ex Ten.
Achras paludosa Lundell
Achras petenensis (Lundell) Lundell
Achras rojasii (Gilly) Lundell
Achras sapatilla J.Paul & W.Arnold
Achras sapota L.
Achras sapota f. asperrima M.Gómez
Achras sapota var. candollei Pierre
Achras sapota var. globosa Stokes
Achras sapota var. lobata (A.DC.) Pierre
Achras sapota var. ovalis Stokes
Achras sapota var. pedicellaris Pierre
Achras sapota var. sphaerica (A.DC.) Pierre
Achras striata (Gilly) Lundell
Achras tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell
Achras tainteriana Lundell
Achras tchicomame Perr.
Achras verrucosa Stokes
Achras zapota L.
Achras zapota f. asperma M.Gómez
Achras zapota var. candollei Pierre
Achras zapota var. globosa Stokes
Achras zapota var. lobata (A.DC.) Pierre
Achras zapota var. major Jacq.
Achras zapota var. ovalis Stokes
Achras zapota var. pedicellaris Pierre
Achras zapota var. sphaerica (A.DC.) Pierre
Achras zapota var. typica Stehlé

and 35 more.

Flowers

In flower: January, April, June to July (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: brown (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tays castillo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francois Tulli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Judgefloro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Javier M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matthew Rozanoff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Judgefloro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Riel Huaorani, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: João Arthur Rabello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.