| Manilkara obovata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Manilkara |
| Species: | M. obovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Manilkara obovata (Sabine & G.Don) J.H.Hemsl.
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Manilkara obovata is small to large sized evergreen tree within the Sapotaceae family. Its timber is sold under the name Nkunya in Uganda. The species has a wide distribution from Sierra Leone in West Africa moving east to Uganda in Eastern Africa and southwards to Zambia. It is also considered a variable species having different ecotypes.[1]
- ^ Armstrong, Kate (2011). "Systematics and biogeography of the pantropical genus Manilkara Adans. (Sapotaceae)": 23, 33, 58.
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