''Micropholis'' is group of trees in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1891.Tropicos, ''Micropholis'' (Griseb.) Pierre
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''Micropholis''
The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-DEC-24. These trees are native to tropical South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies. Most are locally known as ''"cafetos"'', literally meaning " coffee plants". But while both ''Micropholis'' and the coffeeplant genus '' Coffea'' are asterids, the present genus is part of the Ericales – a quite

basal Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''. Science * Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure * Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...

asterid lineage –, while ''Coffea'' belongs to the more advanced Gentianales. They are valued for their wood, which is used as timber, for construction and as

firewood Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellets or chips. Firewood can ...

; many species are threatened by

overexploitation Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns. Continued overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource, as it will be unable to replenish. The term app ...

and habitat destruction. Also, they are often used as part of catuaba, a decoction from various tree's

bark Bark may refer to: * Bark (botany), an outer layer of a woody plant such as a tree or stick * Bark (sound), a vocalization of some animals (which is commonly the dog) Places * Bark, Germany * Bark, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Arts, ...

claimed to have aphrodisiac and

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properties. ''

Caimitillo verde ''Micropholis garciniifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known as ''caimitillo verde''. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss an ...

'' (''M. garciniifolia'') is an important food source of the nearly-

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

Puerto Rican amazon bird (''Amazona vittata''). ;SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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