Sapotaceae
Sign in to savethumb|right|240px|Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia in [[Narsapur, Medak district, India]] The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in about 65 genera (35–75, depending on generic definition). Their distribution is pantropical.
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The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants containing roughly 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs found in tropical regions around the world. This diverse plant family is economically and ecologically important, as it includes species used for food, timber, and other products.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilySapotaceae
General: homoplastic in Sapotaceae and unique generic synapomorphies Appearance: below differ from Sapotaceae as follows: Ebenaceae: lacks white
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thumb|right|240px|Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia in [[Narsapur, Medak district, India]] The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in about 65 genera (35–75, depending on generic definition). Their distribution is pantropical.
Many species produce edible fruits, or white blood-sap that is used to cleanse dirt, organically and manually, while others have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara (sapodilla), Chrysophyllum cainito (star-apple or golden leaf tree), Gambeya africana and Gambeya albida (star-apple), and Pouteria (abiu, mamey sapote). Vitellaria paradoxa (shi in several languages of West Africa and karité in French; also anglicized as shea) is also the source of an oil-rich nut, the source of edible shea butter, which is the major lipid source for many African ethnic groups and is also used in traditional and Western cosmetics and medications. The "miracle fruit" Synsepalum dulcificum is also placed in the Sapotaceae.