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Sapotaceae

41 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae

Sideroxylon reclinatum Michx.

Sideroxylon reclinatum, or Florida bully, is a small Sapotaceae tree found locally in the southeastern US, with three recognized subspecies.

Sideroxylon lycioides L.

Buckthorn bully (Sideroxylon lycioides) is a small edible-fruited Sapotaceae tree distributed across the southeastern US.

Sideroxylon mirmulans Buch

Sideroxylon mirmulans is an evergreen tree native to the Madeira archipelago that dominates local low coastal forests.

Sideroxylon spinosum L.

Sideroxylon spinosum (argan) is a drought-tolerant Moroccan tree producing oil-rich seeds, with cultural and ecological value.

Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell

Synsepalum dulcificum is an evergreen shrub bearing berries that contain the sweetness-modifying compound miraculin.

Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn.

Englerophytum natalense (silver-leaf milkplum) is a medium evergreen tree from East to South Africa that feeds certain butterfly larvae.

Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq.

Mimusops coriacea is a tropical evergreen fruit-bearing shrub native to Madagascar and the Comoros, cultivated ornamentally in botanical gardens.

Madhuca longifolia (J.Koenig ex L.) J.F.Macbr.

Madhuca longifolia is a useful tropical Asian tree grown for seeds, wood, medicine, and other cultural and commercial purposes.

Planchonella cotinifolia (A.DC.) Dubard

Planchonella cotinifolia is a small Australian Sapotaceae tree growing in northeastern Australian drier rainforests.

Planchonella myrsinifolia (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger

Planchonella myrsinifolia is a Sapotaceae tree native to Australia, with two subspecies found in different parts of the country.

Planchonella obovata (R.Br.) Pierre

Planchonella obovata is a Sapotaceae tree found across Asia, Oceania and the Indian Ocean, used for turning and cabinet-making.

Planchonella eerwah (F.M.Bailey) P.Royen

Planchonella eerwah is a rare endangered Australian rainforest tree endemic to restricted sites in southeastern Queensland.

Planchonella australis (R.Br.) Pierre

Planchonella australis, the black apple, is an Australian rainforest tree with edible fruit grown in cultivation and used for timber and gin.

Niemeyera whitei (Aubrév.) Jessup

Niemeyera whitei is a small to medium-sized Australian rainforest tree that produces edible-fleshed berries.

Pleioluma queenslandica (P.Royen) Swenson

Pleioluma queenslandica, the blush condoo, is a large Australian rainforest tree with distinctive foliage and bark traits.

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Pouteria valparadisaea (Molina)

Pouteria valparadisaea is an endemic evergreen tree or shrub native to coastal central Chile with no effective modern seed dispersers.

Labatia salicifolia Klotzsch ex Walp.

Labatia is a Sapotaceae genus of 16 flowering plant species native to tropical Americas from Nicaragua and the Caribbean to northeastern Argentina.

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