Sapotaceae
| Sapotaceae | |
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| Pouteria sapota | |
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| Family: | Sapotaceae
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| Type genus | |
| Manilkara Adans. | |
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Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Distribution is pantropical.The best known member of this family is the shea tree,Vitellaria Paradoxa.
