In botany it is one of the names given to a tree. It is also called balatá, ácana, balata, massarabanba, maçaranduba or quinilla. Its scientific name is Manilkara bidentata and belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
Tree sapoteaceo of the Antilles - up to 45 meters. high and 1.80 meters. or more in diameter.