Manilkara jaimiqui

Manilkara jaimiqui, commonly known as wild dilly,^[3] is a woody plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to tropical regions of North America, where it is found in the West Indies and south Florida. Its natural habitat is areas of coastal hammocks and pine rocklands.^[4]

Manilkara jaimiqui
Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. emarginata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Manilkara
Species:	M. jaimiqui
Binomial name
Manilkara jaimiqui (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Dubard
Synonyms[2]
Manilkara emarginata subsp. jaimiqui (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Cronquist Mimusops jaimiqui C.Wright ex Griseb.

It is a small tree or shrub with thick evergreen leaves. It produces small yellow flowers throughout the year, and has large scaly fruits.^[5]

This species is divided into four well-marked subspecies, which show little geographic overlap. They are:^[6]

• M. jaimiqui subsp. emarginata - The Bahamas and south Florida
• M. jaimiqui subsp. haitensis - Dominican Republic and Haiti^[7]
• M. jaimiqui subsp. jaimiqui - Cuba (Pinar del Río and Oriente), and Jamaica^[8]
• M. jaimiqui subsp. wrightiana - Cuba (central area, occasionally in Oriente)