Botanical Family · Ericales
Sapotaceae
Sapodilla/Chicle family
16 speciesOrder Ericales8+ well-known plants
Trees with milky latex and alternate leathery leaves. Includes sapodilla (chiku), star apple, and mahua. Latex of sapodilla is the original chicle.
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How to recognise the Sapotaceae family
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Leaf arrangement: alternate
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Leaf type: simple
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Growth forms: tree
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Inflorescence: cymose axillary
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Fruit: berry
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Cainito, Star Apple, Satin Leaf, West Indian Star AppleChrysophyllum cainitoWild Star AppleChrysophyllum roxburghiiIndian Butter TreeMadhuca longifolia var. latifoliaSouth-Indian Mahua, Mahua TreeMadhuca longifolia var. longifoliaIllipe Butter TreeMadhuca neriifoliaObtuse-Leaved Mimusops, The Caylon Iron WoodManilkara hexandraSapota, Nasebarry, SapodillaManilkara zapotaIndian Medlar, Bullet Wood Tree, Asian Bulletwood, Bakul Tree, Spanish CherryMimusops elengi
All 16 species in SAPOTACEAE
- Cainito, Star Apple, Satin Leaf, West Indian Star AppleChrysophyllum cainito
- Wild Star AppleChrysophyllum roxburghii
- Indian Butter TreeMadhuca longifolia var. latifolia
- South-Indian Mahua, Mahua TreeMadhuca longifolia var. longifolia
- Illipe Butter TreeMadhuca neriifolia
- Obtuse-Leaved Mimusops, The Caylon Iron WoodManilkara hexandra
- Sapota, Nasebarry, SapodillaManilkara zapota
- Indian Medlar, Bullet Wood Tree, Asian Bulletwood, Bakul Tree, Spanish CherryMimusops elengi
- Indian Gutta PerchaPalaquium ellipticum
- AguaiPouteria gardneriana
- Hairy XantolisXantolis tomentosa
- Chrysophyllum lanceolatum
- Isonandra lanceolata
- Madhuca bourdillonii
- Manilkara kauki
- Manilkara roxburghiana
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