Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Spanish: Chicozapote

Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
Photographed by tyler_hoar on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-ND

Manilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla (/ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/), is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. An example natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatán in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species. It was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonization. It is grown in large quantities in Pakistan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Mexico. Most often recorded in Jan.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records6,933 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Cite as: “Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/manilkara-zapota/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.