Contains 5 genera and 17 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
SAPOTACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
ERICALES
SAPOTACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysophyllum | CHRYSOPHYLLUM | 1 | ||
| Manilkara | MANILKARA | 2 | ||
| Mimusops | MIMUSOPS | 2 | ||
| Pouteria | POUTERIA | 1 | ||
| Sideroxylon | BULLY | 11 |
Identification Key
1. Pedicels 10-25 mm long; sepals 6 or 8 in 2 whorls, the outer whorl valvate
2
1. Pedicels 2-10(16) mm long; sepals 4-6 in 1 whorl, imbricate
3
2. Sepals 6 in 2 whorls of 3; fruit with a roughened, scurfy brown surface, with 2-10 seeds; seed hilum linear
2. Sepals 8 in 2 whorls of 4; fruit smooth, with 1(2) seeds; seed hilum circular
3. Leaf blade lower surface densely brown to silvery tomentose; staminodes absent
3. Leaf blade lower surface glabrous to densely brown or silvery tomentose; staminodes present
4
4. Stems lacking thorns, lacking short shoots; leaf blade lower surface glabrous; flowers 1-9 per fascicle; corolla lobes undivided
4. Stems with or without thorns, with or without short shoots; leaf blade lower surface glabrous, sericeous, pubescent, or tomentose; flowers 3-40 per fascicle; corolla lobes divided into a median and 2 lateral segments or the lateral segments absent