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Manilkara bidentata (A.DC.) A.Chev.

Manilkara bidentata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is known by several common names, including bulletwood, balatá, ausubo, massaranduba, quinilla, and (ambiguously) 'cow-tree'.

Description

Manilkara bidentata is found in a wide range across northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is commonly referred to as bulletwood and is also known by other local names such as balatá, ausubo, massaranduba, quinilla, and 'cow-tree', though the latter is used ambiguously. The species is part of the Sapotaceae family and was first described in 1932.

Other common names

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Distribution

BR · Reserva Nacional Natural Puinawai | ReservaNacional Natural Nukak | Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · No especificado · Amazonas, Caquetá, Chocó, Guainía, Guaviare, Nariño, Santander, Valle, Vaupés · Amazonia colombiana: sur del departamento del Vichada; el suroriente del Meta; todo el territorio de los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés; la Bota Caucana; y las vertientes amazónicas de Nariño (la parte alta de los · Departamentos del Caquetá y Guaviare: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · Amazonia nororiental de Colombia, departamento del Guainía, municipio de Inírida. · CO · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Bolivia · Brazil North · Colombia · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Leeward Is. · Panamá · Peru · Puerto Rico · Suriname · Trinidad-Tobago · Venezuela · Windward Is. · Leticia