Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla) 1. Scientific name and Basic Taxonomic classification Species: Manilkara zapota Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Manilkara Related Herbs from the same family: Madhuca longifolia (Mahua, Madhuka): A highly significant tree in India, its flowers are nutritive and used to make a fermented drink, while its seeds yield a fatty oil used topically. In Ayurveda, the flowers are considered a cooling, nutritive tonic and an aphrodisiac. Vitellaria paradoxa (Shea