Sapotaceae Family — Genera & Species
Sapotaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 527 species in 50 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Sapotaceae species
Massaranduba
Manilkara bidentata
Stephanie TranCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Balata
Mimusops balata
Flavien SaboureauCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Coriaceous Mimusops
Mimusops coriacea
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Meila
Mimusops laurifolia
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Mamey Sapote
Pouteria sapota
Alexis López HernándezCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
False Ironwood
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Carlos Domínguez-RodríguezCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Sideroxylon spinosum
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Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum
Greg III EsperaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Shea Butter Tree
Vitellaria paradoxa
Zac PetersonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Beilschmiedia marginata
Vitellariopsis marginata
Shaun SwanepoelCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Velvetleaf Xantolis
Xantolis tomentosa
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Bois de Fer
Labourdonnaisia glauca
Matthew MorganCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Genera in the Sapotaceae family
- Pouteria122 species · e.g. Mamey Sapote
- Madhuca70 species
- Palaquium63 species · e.g. Nyatoh
- Sideroxylon45 species · e.g. False Ironwood
- Manilkara30 species · e.g. Massaranduba
- Chrysophyllum27 species · e.g. African Star Apple
- Planchonella27 species · e.g. Smooth-leaved Applewood
- Micropholis26 species
- Payena14 species · e.g. Penia
- Mimusops12 species · e.g. Balata
- Pradosia12 species
- Pycnandra8 species · e.g. Nickel plant
- Synsepalum7 species · e.g. Miracle Fruit
- Gambeya6 species
- Isonandra5 species
- Vitellariopsis5 species · e.g. Beilschmiedia marginata
- Sarcaulus4 species
- Englerophytum3 species · e.g. Magaliesberg custard apple
- Aulandra2 species · e.g. Aulandra
- Diploknema2 species · e.g. Madhuca
- Donella2 species
- Gluema2 species
- Labourdonnaisia2 species · e.g. Bois de Fer
- Niemeyera2 species
- Pleioluma2 species
- Tieghemella2 species · e.g. African Nutmeg
- Vitellaria2 species · e.g. Shea Butter Tree
- Amorphospermum1 species
- Argania1 species · e.g. Argan
- Autranella1 species
- Baillonella1 species · e.g. African Pearwood
- Bemangidia1 species
- Boerlagella1 species
- Breviea1 species
- Burckella1 species · e.g. Burckella redneckii
- Chromolucuma1 species
- Eberhardtia1 species
- Lecomtedoxa1 species
- Letestua1 species
- Neohemsleya1 species
- Neolemonniera1 species
- Northia1 species · e.g. Seychelles Olive
- Omphalocarpum1 species
- Pichonia1 species
- Sarcosperma1 species
- Sersalisia1 species
- Spiniluma1 species
- Tsebona1 species
- Van-royena1 species · e.g. Queensland Firewheel
- Xantolis1 species · e.g. Velvetleaf Xantolis
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.