? Sapotaceae
Pouteria sapota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae
Genera
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Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Distribution is pantropical. Image File history File links Pouteria sapota (Sapote) - leaf cluster Description Photograph of a cluster of Sapote leaves. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families See text The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ...

Many species produce edible fruits, and/or have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla, Sapota), Manilkara chicle (Chicle), Chrysophyllum cainito (Star-apple or Golden Leaf Tree), Pouteria (Abiu, Canistel, Eggfruit), and Sideroxylon australe (Australian native plum). Binomial name Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to the New World tropics. ... Binomial name Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to the New World tropics. ... Genera Argania Aubregrinia Aulandra Autranella Baillonella Breviea Burckella Butyrospermum Capurodendron Chromolucuma Chrysophyllum Delpydora Diploknema Diploon Eberhardtia Ecclinusa Elaeoluma Englerophytum Faucherea Gluema Inhambanella Isonandra Labourdonnaisia Labramia Lecomtedoxa Leptostylis Letestua Madhuca Manilkara Micropholis Neohemsleya Neolemonniera Nesoluma Niemeyera Northia Omphalocarpum Palaquium Payena Pichonia Pouteria Pradosia Pycnandra Sarcaulus Sideroxylon Tieghemella Tridesmostemon Tsebona Vitellaria Vitellariopsis... Binomial name Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly Chicle is the gum from Manilkara chicle, a species of sapodilla tree. ... Binomial name Manilkara chicle (Pittier) Gilly Chicle is the gum from Manilkara chicle, a species of sapodilla tree. ... Binomial name Chrysophyllum cainito L. Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. ... Binomial name Chrysophyllum cainito L. Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... Species Species include: Pouteria campechiana Pouteria is a genus of plant, belonging to the family Sapotaceae. ... Familia: Sapotaceae Sinónimos: Lucuma campechiana HBK Nombre común: Canistel Lugar de origen: Desde México hasta Brasil Etimología: Pouteria, forma latinizada de un nombre nativo. ...

Trees of the genus Palaquium (Gutta-percha) produce an important latex with a wide variety of uses. Species About 100-120 species, including: Palaquium amboinense Palaquium barnesii Palaquium bataanense Palaquium beccarianum Palaquium borneense Palaquium burckii Palaquium clarkeanum Palaquium cochleariifolium Palaquium dasyphyllum Palaquium ellipticum Palaquium formosanum Palaquium galactoxylum Palaquium gutta Palaquium herveyi Palaquium hexandrum Palaquium hispidum Palaquium hornei Palaquium impressinervium Palaquium kinabaluense Palaquium lanceolatum Palaquium leiocarpum Palaquium lobbianum... Species About 100-120 species, including: Palaquium amboinense Palaquium barnesii Palaquium bataanense Palaquium beccarianum Palaquium borneense Palaquium burckii Palaquium clarkeanum Palaquium cochleariifolium Palaquium dasyphyllum Palaquium ellipticum Palaquium formosanum Palaquium galactoxylum Palaquium gutta Palaquium herveyi Palaquium hexandrum Palaquium hispidum Palaquium hornei Palaquium impressinervium Palaquium kinabaluense Palaquium lanceolatum Palaquium leiocarpum Palaquium lobbianum... The extraction of Latex from a tree; Latex is used in Rubber production Latex, as found in nature, is the milky sap of many plants that coagulates on exposure to air. ...

The seeds of the tree Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels produce an edible oil, traditionally harvested in Morocco. Argan can mean The Argan tree (Argania spinosa), from North Africa, which produces both fruit and oil Protagonist of Le Malade imaginaire This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

The family name is based on Sapota, a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara (also formerly known by the invalid name Achras). Species About 70-90 species including: Manilkara bahamensis Manilkara bidentata Manilkara chicle Manilkara hexandra Manilkara kauki Manilkara littoralis Manilkara zapote Manilkara is a genus of trees native throughout the tropics, with a concentration of species in the New World. ...

Argan can mean The Argan tree (Argania spinosa), from North Africa, which produces both fruit and oil Protagonist of Le Malade imaginaire This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Binomial name Butyrospermum paradoxum Shea is a West African tree from the seed of which is extracted shea butter, which is used in cosmetics. ... Species About 70-80 species, including: Chrysophyllum acreanum Chrysophyllum africanum Chrysophyllum albidum Chrysophyllum antilogum Chrysophyllum argenteum Chrysophyllum auratum Chrysophyllum balansae Chrysophyllum balata Chrysophyllum bangweolense Chrysophyllum beguei Chrysophyllum cainito Chrysophyllum chartaceum Chrysophyllum claessensii Chrysophyllum cuneifolium Chrysophyllum delevoyi Chrysophyllum gonocarpum Chrysophyllum gorungosanum Chrysophyllum guyanense Chrysophyllum klugii Chrysophyllum lacourtianum Chrysophyllum lanceolatum Chrysophyllum laurentii... Species About 70-90 species including: Manilkara bahamensis Manilkara bidentata Manilkara chicle Manilkara hexandra Manilkara kauki Manilkara littoralis Manilkara zapote Manilkara is a genus of trees native throughout the tropics, with a concentration of species in the New World. ... Niemeyera is a genus of plants in the Sapotaceae family. ... Species About 100-120 species, including: Palaquium amboinense Palaquium barnesii Palaquium bataanense Palaquium beccarianum Palaquium borneense Palaquium burckii Palaquium clarkeanum Palaquium cochleariifolium Palaquium dasyphyllum Palaquium ellipticum Palaquium formosanum Palaquium galactoxylum Palaquium gutta Palaquium herveyi Palaquium hexandrum Palaquium hispidum Palaquium hornei Palaquium impressinervium Palaquium kinabaluense Palaquium lanceolatum Palaquium leiocarpum Palaquium lobbianum... Species Species include: Pouteria campechiana Pouteria is a genus of plant, belonging to the family Sapotaceae. ...