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Mimusops

Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.

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Mimusops
Mimusops balata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Mimusops
L.1
Synonyms1
  • Elengi Adans.
  • Binectaria Forssk.
  • Imbricaria Comm. ex Juss.
  • Kaukenia Kuntze
  • Phlebolithis Gaertn.

Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.23

Mimusops is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands.145

Species

As of February 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:1

  • Mimusops acutifolia Mildbr. – Tanzania
  • Mimusops aedificatoria Mildbr. – Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi
  • Mimusops afra E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Mozambique, South Africa (Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble – Andaman Islands
  • Mimusops andongensis Hiern – West and Central Africa
  • Mimusops angel Chiov. – Somalia
  • Mimusops ankaibeensis Capuron ex Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops antongilensis Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops antorakensis Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops antsiranensis F.Friedmann – Madagascar
  • Mimusops bagshawei S.Moore – East Africa
  • Mimusops balata (Aubl.) C.F.Gaertn. – Mauritius, Réunion
  • Mimusops boeniensis Randrianaivo – Madagascar
  • Mimusops capuronii Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops comorensis Engl. – Comoros
  • Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq. – Comoros, Madagascar
  • Mimusops dodensis Engl. – Cameroon
  • Mimusops ebolowensis Engl. & K.Krause – Cameroon
  • Mimusops elengi L. – South and Southeast Asia, Papuasia
  • Mimusops erythroxylon Bojer ex A.DC. – Mauritius
  • Mimusops giorgii De Wild. – Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A.DC. – Tropical Africa
  • Mimusops laurifolia (Forssk.) Friis – Northeast Africa, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Mimusops lecomtei H.J.Lam – Madagascar
  • Mimusops lohindri Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops longipedicellata Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops masoalensis Randrianaivo – Madagascar
  • Mimusops mayumbensis Greves – Cabinda
  • Mimusops membranacea Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops mildbraedii Engl. & K.Krause – Cameroon
  • Mimusops ngembe Engl. & K.Krause – Cameroon
  • Mimusops nossibeensis Capuron ex Aubrév. – Nosi Bé Island
  • Mimusops oblongifolia Dubard – Réunion
  • Mimusops obovata Sond. – Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa
  • Mimusops obtusifolia Lam. – East and Southeast Africa, Comoros, Madagascar
  • Mimusops occidentalis Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops penduliflora Engl. – Tanzania
  • Mimusops perrieri Capuron ex Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops petiolaris (A.DC.) Dubard – Mauritius
  • Mimusops riparia Engl. – Kenya, Tanzania
  • Mimusops sambiranensis Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops sechellarum (Oliv.) Hemsl. – Seychelles
  • Mimusops somalensis Chiov. – Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia
  • Mimusops voalela Aubrév. – Madagascar
  • Mimusops zeyheri Sond. – Central and Southern Africa
  • Mimusops zeylanica Kosterm. – Sri Lanka
References

References

  1. "Mimusops L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 349
  3. Tropicos, Mimusops L.
  4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Allaby, Michael. 1998. A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Oxford University Press, New York

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