Sapotaceae
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.
| Sapotaceae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pouteria sapota | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Type genus | |
| Manilkara Adans. | |
| Subfamilies | |
|
Chrysophyllum
Sapotoideae | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.