The Sapotoideae are a

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of the

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family

Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology), order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of ev ...

. Plants in the subfamily are characterized by their leather-like leaves, often growing in a stipule fashion. The seeds of the tree ''

Argania spinosa ''Argania'' (Tashelhit: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ ''Argan'') is a genus of flowering plants containing the sole species ''Argania spinosa'', known as argan, a tree endemic to the calcareous semidesert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the regi ...

'' produce an edible

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, traditionally harvested in

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Genera

Genera accepted by the

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Argania ''Argania'' (Tashelhit: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ ''Argan'') is a genus of flowering plants containing the sole species ''Argania spinosa'', known as argan, a tree endemic to the calcareous semidesert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the regi ...

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Autranella ''Autranella'' is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1917. It contains only one recognized species, ''Autranella congolensis'' (also known as mukulungu), native to west-central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central ...

'' A.Chev. *''

Baillonella ''Baillonella toxisperma'' (also called African pearwood, djave nut, or moabi) is a species of tree in the family Sapotaceae, and the only species in the genus ''Baillonella''. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Dem ...

'' Pierre *''

Bemangidia ''Bemangidia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants ...

'' L.Gaut. *''

Burckella ''Burckella'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1890. It is named for the Dutch botanist William Burck. ''Burckella'' is native to New Guinea, the Indonesian province of Maluku, and the islands of Papuasia ...

'' Pierre *''

Capurodendron ''Capurodendron'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described by André Aubréville in 1962. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan ...

'' Aubrév. *'' Diploknema'' Pierre *''

Faucherea ''Faucherea'' is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1920. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

'' Lecomte *''

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 b ...

'' Aubrév. & Pellegr. *''

Inhambanella ''Inhambanella'' is a group of trees in the Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915.Dubard, Marcel Marie Maurice. 1915. Annales du Musée Colonial de Marseille, sér. 3, 3: 43 The genus is native to Africa. ;Species #''Inhambanella guereensis' ...

'' (Engl.) Dubard *''

Isonandra ''Isonandra'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biolog ...

'' Wight *''

Labourdonnaisia ''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841. ''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion). The genus is named ...

'' Bojer *''

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'' ...

'' A.DC. *'' Lecomtedoxa'' (Pierre ex Engl.) Dubard *''

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 t ...

'' Lecomte *'' Madhuca'' Ham. ex J.F.Gmel. *''

Manilkara ''Manilkara'' is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and in the Caribbean. A ...

'' Adans. *''

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 Sw ...

'' L. *''

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 Rep ...

'' T.D.Penn. *''

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 # '' Neolemon ...

'' Heine *''

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", an ...

'' Baill. *'' Northia'' Hook.f. *''

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'' s ...

'' Blanco *'' Payena'' A.DC. *''

Sideroxylon ''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 ...

'' L. *''

Tieghemella ''Tieghemella'' is a genus of the plant family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1890. The wood of ''Tieghemella'' species is known as makore in the lumber trade. ''Tieghemella'' is native to western and central Africa. ;Species # ''Tieghemell ...

'' Pierre *'' Tsebona'' Capuron *''

Vitellaria ''Vitellaria paradoxa'' (formerly ''Butyrospermum parkii''), commonly known as shea tree, shi tree (), or vitellaria, is a tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is the only species in the genus ''Vitellaria'',Vitellariopsis ''Vitellariopsis'' is a group of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915. The genus is native to eastern and southern Africa. ;species # '' Vitellariopsis cuneata'' (Engl.) Aubrév. - Usambara Mts in Tanzania # '' Vitellar ...

'' Baill. ex Dubard

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Asterid subfamilies {{Sapotaceae-stub