~ 316 ~ The Pharma Innovation Journal 2018; 7(1): 316-318 ISSN (E): 2277- 7695 ISSN (P): 2349-8242 NAAS Rating: 5.03 TPI 2018; 7(1): 316-318 © 2018 TPI www.thepharmajournal.com Received: 21-11-2017 Accepted: 22-12-2017 Anjali Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India Vandana Garg Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India Anju Dhiman Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India Rohit Dutt School of Medical and Allied Sciences, G. D. Goenka University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Sweety Ranga Extension Lecturer, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana, India Correspondence Vandana Garg Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India The genus Manilkara: An update Anjali, Vandana Garg, Anju Dhiman, Rohit Dutt and Sweety Ranga Abstract The genus Manilkara includes 135 plants that distributed Worldwide. In this review we had discussed three popular plants from Genus Manilkara. i.e. M. bidentata (A.DC.) is native to South America. M. hexandra (Roxb.) and M. zapota (L.) are native to South Asia. Above mentioned species from Manilkara i.e. M. hexandra and M. zapota are known for their medicinal properties and pleasant taste. Traditionally these species are used in wound healing, inflammation and fever. All the three species of the Genus have been largely explored for their anticancer and antibacterial activities. Keywords: M. zapota, M. hexandra, ethnopharmacology, anticancer, antibacterial 1. Introduction Literature of Genus Manilkara is organized from the chief directory such as Taylor & Francis, Forest Products Laboratory, Chemical abstracts, Annals of Phytomedicine, Scholars Research Library, PubMed, Research Gate, Elsevier, Academic Sciences, Pharma Scholars using as references. The given data of three species from Manilkara is categorized in to four parts i.e. Ethnopharmacology, morphology, chemical constituents and pharmacological activities. The ethnopharmacological uses includes its traditional and other medicinal uses. Taxonomic Nomenclature The classification of Genus Manilkara is as follows: [1] Taxonomic Nomenclature Kingdom Plantae (plants) Sub kingdom Tracheobionta (vascular plants) Super division Spermatophyta (seed plants) Division Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) Class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledanae) Sub class Dilleniidae Order Ebenales Family Sapotaceae Genus Manilkara Adans. (Manilkara) Species M. bidentata (A. DC.), M. hexandra (Roxb.), M. zapota (L.) Biological Description of Three Species Name of species Common names Synonyms References M. bidentata Bulletwood, Balata rouge, Quinilla Achras balata Aubl. Manilkara balata (Aubl.) Dubard; Manilkara balata var. cruegeri (Pierre) Dubard; Manilkara balata var. hartii (Pierre) Dubard; Manilkara balata var. schomburgkii (Pierre) Dubard; Manilkara balata var. sieberi (A.D.) Dubard; Manilkara darienensis (Pittier) Standl.; Mimusops balata (Aubl.) CF Gaertn.; Mimusops balata var. gutta Pierre; Mimusops balata var. melinonis Pierre; Mimusops surinamensis Miq.; Sapota mulleri Blume ex Bleekrode [2] [3] M. hexandra Khirni, Ryan, Raina Mimusops indica (A. DC.) [4] M. zapota Sapodilla, Chikoo, Sapota, Chicle Manilkara zapotilla (Jacq.) Gilly; Manilkara achras (Miller) Fosberg; Mimusopus manilkara; Achras zapota L. var zapotilla Jacq.; Achras sapota L. [5]