Manilkara chicle

Manilkara chicle is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia.^[4] It yields a natural gum known as chicle, traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products.

Manilkara chicle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Manilkara
Species:	M. chicle
Binomial name
Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly[1]
Synonyms
Achras chicle Pittier Mopania chicle (Pittier) Lundell list sources :[1][2][3]

See also

• Manilkara zapota, the sapodilla tree