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Sapoteae
The Sapotoideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Sapotaceae. Plants in the subfamily are characterized by their leather-like leaves, often growing in a stipule fashion. The seeds of the tree ''Argania spinosa'' produce an edible oil, traditionally harvested in Morocco. Genera Genera accepted by the Germplasm Resources Information Network as of December 2022: *''Argania'' Roem. & Schult. *'' Autranella'' A.Chev. *''Baillonella'' Pierre *''Bemangidia'' L.Gaut. *'' Burckella'' Pierre *''Capurodendron'' Aubrév. *''Diploknema'' Pierre *''Faucherea'' Lecomte *''Gluema'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. *''Inhambanella'' (Engl.) Dubard *''Isonandra'' Wight *''Labourdonnaisia'' Bojer *''Labramia'' A.DC. *''Lecomtedoxa'' (Pierre ex Engl.) Dubard *''Letestua'' Lecomte *''Madhuca'' Ham. ex J.F.Gmel. *'' Manilkara'' Adans. *''Mimusops'' L. *''Neohemsleya'' T.D.Penn. *''Neolemonniera'' Heine *'' Nesoluma'' Baill. *'' Northia'' Hook.f. *'' Palaquium'' Blanco *''Payena'' A.DC. *'' Sidero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimusops Elengi
''Mimusops elengi'' is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include Spanish cherry,Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. ''Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada''. Macmillan, New York. medlar, and bullet wood. Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine. As the trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance, it is a prized collection of gardens. Its flower is the provincial flower of Yala Province, Thailand, as well as the city flower of Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Tree description Bullet wood is an evergreen tree reaching a height of about . It flowers in April, and fruiting occurs between June and October. The leaves are glossy, dark green, oval-shaped, long, and wide. The flowers are cream, hairy, and scented. The fruits are fleshy, ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gluema
''Gluema'' is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1935. ''Gluema'' is native to tropical western and west-central Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... Species # '' Gluema ivorensis'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon # '' Gluema korupensis'' Burgt - Cameroon References Flora of Africa Sapotaceae genera Taxa named by François Pellegrin Taxa named by André Aubréville Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sapotaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaquium
''Palaquium'' is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands. Description Within their range, ''Palaquium'' species are mostly found in the Philippines and Borneo. In Borneo, many species are recorded in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. The leaves are typically spirally arranged and often clustered near twig ends. Flowers are mostly bisexual, though some unisexual instances are known. Fruits are one- or two-seeded with rare instances of several seeds. ''Palaquium'' habitats are coastal, lowland mixed dipterocarp, swamp, and montane forests. Some species, for example ''Palaquium gutta'', are well known for producing gutta-percha Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus ''Palaquium'' in the family Sapotaceae. The name also refers to the rigid, naturally biologically inert, resilient, electrically nonconductive, thermoplastic latex deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northia Seychellana
''Northia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae. The name was first published by Joseph Dalton Hooker, in '' Hooker's Icones Plantarum'' (Sep 1884), in his description of ''Northia seychellana''.Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1884. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 15: page 57 description in Latin, commentary in English line drawing as illustration The spelling was given as ''Northia'' on the plate, but the variant ''Northea'' in the text. Hooker gave the genus name in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesoluma
''Sideroxylon'' is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. They are collectively known as bully trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek words σιδηρος (''sideros''), meaning "iron", and ξύλον (''xylon''), meaning "wood." Distribution The genus is distributed mainly in North and South America, but also in Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and various oceanic islands. Some species, such as gum bully ('' S. lanuginosum''), '' S. tenax'', and buckthorn bully ('' S. lycioides''), are found in subtropical areas of North America. The only South African species, the white milkwood ('' S. inerme''), is associated with three historical sites, and these individuals were declared national monuments due to their unusual longevity. Ecology Several species have become rare due to logging and other forms of habitat destruction. The Tambalacoque ('' S. grandiflorum'', syn. ''Calvaria major'') of Mauritius was affected by the extin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neolemonniera
''Neolemonniera'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1918.Heine, Hermann Heino. 1960. Kew Bulletin 14: 301 ''Neolemonniera'' is native to tropical western and west-central Africa. ;species # '' Neolemonniera batesii'' (Engl.) Heine - Ivory Coast, Liberia, Gabon, possibly Cameroon # '' Neolemonniera clitandrifolia'' (A.Chev.) Heine - Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone # '' Neolemonniera ogouensis'' (Dubard) Heine - Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ... References Sapotaceae genera Flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sapotaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neohemsleya
''Neohemsleya'' is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1991. There is only one known species, ''Neohemsleya usambarensis'', endemic to the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ....Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The species is listed as vulnerable. References Sapotoideae Monotypic Ericales genera Flora of Tanzania Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Sapotaceae genera {{Sapotaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimusops
''Mimusops'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ... in 1753. ''Mimusops'' is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands. There are about 57 species. Flora of Pakistan. References Sapotaceae genera[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuca
''Madhuca'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1791.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ''Madhuca'' is native to south, east, and southeast Asia and Papuasia (from India to China to New Guinea). Species ''Plants of the World Online'' currently lists more than 110 species: * '' Madhuca alpina'' (A.Chev. ex Lecomte) A.Chev. * '' Madhuca aristulata'' (King & Gamble) H.J.Lam * '' Madhuca aspera'' H.J.Lam * ''Madhuca barbata'' T.D.Penn. * '' Madhuca bejaudii'' Aubrév. * '' Madhuca betis'' (Blanco) J.F.Macbr. * ''Madhuca boerlageana'' (Burck) Baehni * ''Madhuca borneensis'' P.Royen * ''Madhuca bourdillonii'' (Gamble) H.J.Lam * ''Madhuca brochidodroma'' T.D.Penn. * ''Madhuca burckiana'' (Koord.) H.J.Lam * ''Madhuca butyrospermoides'' A.Chev. * ''Madhuca calcicola'' P.Royen * ''Madhuca chai-ananii'' Chantar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letestua
''Letestua'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1917. The genus name of ''Letestua'' is in honour of Georges Marie Patrice Charles Le Testu (1877–1967), who was a French colonial administrator in tropical Africa and later worked at a botanical garden in Caen. There is only one recognized species, ''Letestua durissima''. It is native to Gabon and West Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w .... References Sapotoideae Flora of Africa Monotypic Ericales genera Taxa named by Auguste Chevalier Sapotaceae genera {{Sapotaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecomtedoxa
''Lecomtedoxa'' is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914. Lecomtedoxa is native to tropical west-central Africa (Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...). ;Species # '' Lecomtedoxa biraudii'' – Republic of the Congo, Gabon # '' Lecomtedoxa heitzana'' – Gabon # '' Lecomtedoxa klaineana'' – Cameroon, Gabon # '' Lecomtedoxa nogo'' – Gabon # '' Lecomtedoxa plumosa'' – Cameroon # '' Lecomtedoxa saint-aubinii'' – Gabon References Flora of Africa Sapotaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sapotaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labramia
''Labramia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1844. De Candolle initially named the genus ''Delastrea'', which is a homonym for an older fungus name by Tulasne, so De Candolle changed the name to ''Labramia'' in the appendix to the same book. in LatinTropicos, ''Labramia'' A. DC. /ref> ''Labramia'' is native to certain islands in the |
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