Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) tree one year after a termite nest was burnt.
(A) Normal long shoot (lower arrow) and abnormal long shoot (upper arrow)
(B) Branch (lower arrow) with leaves (upper arrow) of a mature abnormal shoot
(C) & (D) Details of abnormal long shoots and short shoots
This may be the first record of Fasciation in Manilkara Zapota L. (Sapotaceae) in Trinidad and Tobago. Samples were sent to the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) for identification.
