FNPS Plant Database

Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata

wild dilly
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  • Photo by: Dick Diener
  • Photo by: Dick Diener
  • 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

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

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.
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Citations:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Wild dilly [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Manijaimemar ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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