Mimusops coriacea

Common Name: monkey's apple

Family: Sapotaceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: NA

Growth Habit: Evergreen tree

Origin: Madagascar

FISC Category: -

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida herbarium specimen vouchered in 2008

IFAS Assessment:

• North: OK
• Central: OK
• South: OK

Description

Evergreen tree to 15 m tall. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, leathery, green and lustrous above, obovate to broadly elliptic, to 20 cm long and 12 cm wide, apex notched. Petioles stout, 1-1.5 cm long. Flowers born singly or in clusters in leaf axils, creamy white, 15 mm wide, corolla with 8 narrow lobes, each divided again into 3 lobes. Pedicel 4-8 cm long. Fruit ovoid, yellow to orange, 3-5 cm in diameter, seeds 1-2.

Habitat

Disturbed areas

Comments

Related Mimusops elengeri has leaf apex abruptly acuminate or blunt, pedicels shorter, and smaller fruit.

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific treatments available.

References

Nelson. G. 2011. The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press. Sarasota, Florida.