CAT-00099
Wongi
Manilkara kauki
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Manilkara
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Manilkara kauki
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Wongi
- Source URLs
- https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Manilkara%20kauki | https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/bushfoodintro.htm; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/787653-1; https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/manilkara_kauki.htm Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗ Open source 3 ↗ Open source 4 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00099
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- Qld.
- Plant family
- Sapotaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- Not confirmed; habit described in brief description
- Native states
- QLD
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Source is a nursery catalogue overview; detailed species verification remains. Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use listing; species detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Species-specific period not yet confirmed.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit flesh
- Flowering season
- Species-specific period not yet confirmed.
- Brief description
- Tropical evergreen tree with pale-backed leaves.
- Drought tolerance
- Low to moderate; moisture preferred.
- Preparation notes
- Confirm species identification, the specified edible part, ripeness and species-specific preparation before use.
- Flower description
- Small, six-lobed flowers borne in leaf axils; colour needs confirmation.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Specialist frost-free trial; large mature tree and cropping outside its native climate is uncertain.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Manilkara%20kauki Open source ↗
- Fruit type and description
- Ellipsoid fleshy fruit about 2-3 cm, edible when ripe.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Australian Biological Resources Study. Manilkara kauki. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Manilkara%20kauki (accessed 2026-10-14). Copyright Commonwealth of Australia; CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). HTML formatting removed; species-level context added where noted. Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- 14/10/2026