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Sapotaceae is a family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s, belonging to order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 Ericales
Ericales

The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons, including for example tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, and azalea. The order includes trees and shrubes, lianas and herbaceous plants....
. The family includes approximately 800 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of evergreen
Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant having leaf all year round. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage for part of the year....
 trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Distribution is pantropical
Tropics

The Tropics, seated in the equatorial regions of the world, are limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23?26' N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23?26' S latitude....
.

Many species produce edible fruits, and/or have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla
Sapodilla

Sapodilla is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is grown in huge quantities in India, Mexico and was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonisation....
, Sapota), Manilkara chicle (Chicle
Chicle

Chicle is the natural gum from Manilkara chicle, which is a tropical evergreen tree native to Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Department of Atl?ntico in Colombia....
), Chrysophyllum cainito
Chrysophyllum cainito

Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height....
 (Star-apple
Chrysophyllum cainito

Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height....
 or Golden Leaf Tree), Pouteria
Pouteria

Pouteria is a genus of Flowering plant trees in the sapodilla family , Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world....
 (Abiu
Abiu

AbiuThe abiu is a tropical fruit tree located in the Amazonian region of South America. It will grow an average of 33 feet high, and can grow as high as 115 feet under good conditions....
, Canistel
Canistel

The Canistel is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in other countries, such as Brazil, Taiwan, and Vietnam....
, Lúcuma
Lúcuma

The l?cuma is a subtropical fruit of Andes origin. It is sometimes known as lucmo. It is also called "eggfruit" in English, a common name also given to the closely related canistel ....
, Mamey sapote
Mamey sapote

The mamey sapote is a species of tree that is native to southern Mexico. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in Mexico, but also in Central America, the Caribbean, and South Florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries....
), Vitellaria paradoxa
Shea

Butyrospermum parkii, Shea or Shea nut, is a tree indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda....
 (Shea) and Sideroxylon australe (Australian native plum).






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Sapotaceae is a family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s, belonging to order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 Ericales
Ericales

The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons, including for example tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, and azalea. The order includes trees and shrubes, lianas and herbaceous plants....
. The family includes approximately 800 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of evergreen
Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant having leaf all year round. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage for part of the year....
 trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Distribution is pantropical
Tropics

The Tropics, seated in the equatorial regions of the world, are limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23?26' N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23?26' S latitude....
.

Many species produce edible fruits, and/or have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla
Sapodilla

Sapodilla is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is grown in huge quantities in India, Mexico and was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonisation....
, Sapota), Manilkara chicle (Chicle
Chicle

Chicle is the natural gum from Manilkara chicle, which is a tropical evergreen tree native to Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Department of Atl?ntico in Colombia....
), Chrysophyllum cainito
Chrysophyllum cainito

Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height....
 (Star-apple
Chrysophyllum cainito

Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height....
 or Golden Leaf Tree), Pouteria
Pouteria

Pouteria is a genus of Flowering plant trees in the sapodilla family , Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world....
 (Abiu
Abiu

AbiuThe abiu is a tropical fruit tree located in the Amazonian region of South America. It will grow an average of 33 feet high, and can grow as high as 115 feet under good conditions....
, Canistel
Canistel

The Canistel is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in other countries, such as Brazil, Taiwan, and Vietnam....
, Lúcuma
Lúcuma

The l?cuma is a subtropical fruit of Andes origin. It is sometimes known as lucmo. It is also called "eggfruit" in English, a common name also given to the closely related canistel ....
, Mamey sapote
Mamey sapote

The mamey sapote is a species of tree that is native to southern Mexico. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in Mexico, but also in Central America, the Caribbean, and South Florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries....
), Vitellaria paradoxa
Shea

Butyrospermum parkii, Shea or Shea nut, is a tree indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda....
 (Shea) and Sideroxylon australe (Australian native plum). Shea (shi in several Manding languages of West Africa; karité in French) is also the source of an oil-rich nut, the source of edible "shea butter," which is the major lipid source for many African ethnic groups and is also used in traditional and Western cosmetics and medications. The 'miracle fruit,' Synsepalum dulcificum is also in Sapotaceae.

Trees of the genus Palaquium (Gutta-percha
Gutta-percha

Gutta-percha is a genus of tropical trees native to Southeast Asia and northern Australasia, from Taiwan south to Malay Peninsula and east to the Solomon Islands....
) produce an important latex
LaTeX

LaTeX is a document markup language and Word processor for the TeX typesetting program. Within the typesetting system, its name is styled as ....
 with a wide variety of uses.

The seeds of the tree Argania spinosa
Argan

The Argan is a species of tree endemic to the calcareous semi-desert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the Algerian region of Tindouf in the western Mediterranean region....
 (L.) Skeels produce an edible oil
Argan oil

Argan oil is an Vegetable fats and oils produced from the kernels of the endemic argan tree, that is valued for its nutritive, cosmetic and numerous medicinal properties....
, traditionally harvested in Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
.

The family name is derived from Zapotl, a Mexican vernacular name latinised by Linnaeus to Sapota, a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara
Manilkara

Manilkara is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Collectively known as manilkara trees, they occur throughout the tropics. A close relative is the genus Pouteria....
 (also formerly known by the invalid name Achras).

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