Manilkara kurziana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mimusops parvifolia, Radlk. (M. Sieberi, Chapm., Gray, et al. M. floriaana, Engler. M. bahamensis, Pierre. The M. Sieberi, A. DC., is a form of M. Balata.). Wild Dilly. Becoming 35 ft. tall: lvs. elliptic to obovate, retuse, green, 2-4 in. long, slightly revolute, slender- petioled: corolla-segms. 6, oblong and exceeding the narrow appendages; fertile stamens 6; staminodia short-triangular, nearly entire: fr. nearly 1 in. diam., brownish or yellowish, maturing in autumn, said to be edible. Fla. Keys to Trinidad. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.