Mimusops

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

Mimusops
Mimusops balata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Mimusops
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Synonyms
  • Elengi Adans.
  • Binectaria Forssk.
  • Phlebolithis Gaertn.
  • Imbricaria Comm. ex Juss.
  • Radia Noronha
  • Kaukenia Kuntze

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

There are about 57 species.

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