Mimusops

Mimusops
Mimusops balata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Genus:	Mimusops L. [1]
Synonyms [1]
ElengiAdans. BinectariaForssk. ImbricariaComm. ex Juss. KaukeniaKuntze PhlebolithisGaertn.

Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. ^{[2] [3]}

Mimusops is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Species

As of February 2025 ^[update] , 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

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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