''Manilkara jaimiqui'', commonly known as wild dilly, is a woody plant in the
sapodilla family. It is native to tropical regions of North America, where it is found in the
West Indies
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and south
Florida
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. Its natural habitat is areas of
coastal hammocks and
pine rocklands.
It is a small tree or shrub with thick evergreen leaves. It produces small yellow flowers throughout the year, and has large scaly fruits.
This species is divided into four well-marked subspecies, which show little geographic overlap. They are:
*''M.'' ''jaimiqui'' ssp. ''emarginata'' -
The Bahamas
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and south Florida
*''M.'' ''jaimiqui'' ssp. ''haitensis'' -
Dominican Republic
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and
Haiti
*''M.'' ''jaimiqui'' ssp. ''jaimiqui'' -
Cuba
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(
Pinar del RÃo
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History
Pinar del RÃ ...
and
Oriente), and
Jamaica
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''Manilkara jaimiqui'' ssp. ''jaimiqui'' at IUCN Red List
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*''M.'' ''jaimiqui'' ssp. ''wrightiana'' - Cuba (central area, occasionally in Oriente)
References
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