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Photo by: Dick Diener
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Photo by: Dick Diener

Nomenclature

Common Name:

wild dilly

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata

Family:

Sapotaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

10-15 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white to yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms throughout the year (inconspicuous).

Noted For:

Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Screen or buffer plant. Specimen shrub.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Birds, Mammals

Provides food and cover for birds small mammals.

Native Habitats:

Coastal hammocks. Pine rocklands.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Fruit said to be edible.

General Comments:

Rare. Listed by the FACS as Threatened.  Please acquire only from reputable dalers with appropriate permits.