Manilkara bidentata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, native to a large area of northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Common names include bulletwood, balatá, ausubo, massaranduba, quinilla, and (ambiguously) "cow-tree".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Balatá being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Manilkara pleeana
- Calophyllum brasiliense
- Syzygium moorei
- Planchonella sandwicensis
- Pimenta racemosa
- Pimenta dioica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Manilkara
- Species
- Manilkara bidentata
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