Vitellariopsis | |
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Foliage of V. marginata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
Genus: | Vitellariopsis (Baill.) ex Dubard |
Type species | |
Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard | |
Synonyms [1] | |
AustromimusopsA.Meeuse |
Vitellariopsis is a group of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915. [2] [3] The genus is native to eastern and southern Africa. [1] [4] [5]
The Sapotaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in around 65 genera. Their distribution is pantropical.
Manilkara is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and in the Caribbean. A close relative is the genus Pouteria.
Synsepalum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the chicle family, Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1852.
Tritonia is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family first described as a genus in 1802. They are naturally distributed across southern Africa, with a high concentration of species in Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus is closely related to the genus Ixia.
Madhuca is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1791.
Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
Vitellariopsis cuneata is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
Vitellariopsis kirkii is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Anchomanes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa.
Stylochaeton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae that is native to Africa. Stylochaeton are rhizomatous with hastate leaves. Flowering in this genus is said to be quite uncommon. Stylochaeton is the sole genus in the tribe Stylochaetoneae.
Radinosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1932. It is native to southern + southeastern Africa.
Englerophytum is a group of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1914.
Cyphia is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa. It has been placed in its own subfamily, Cyphioideae. It is closely related to the genus Lobelia.Cyphia comes in shades of white to mauve, whereas lobelias have strong colours of blue to purple. Species in this genus have a bilabiate corolla; with 3 lobes on top and 2 below.
Syncolostemon (sagebushes) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. It is native primarily to South Africa, with some species in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, plus one species in India.
Tetradenia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1830. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar.
Inhambanella is a group of trees in the Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915.
Vitellariopsis marginata is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini.
Labourdonnaisia is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Africa, described as a genus in 1841.
Donella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae.
Gambeya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae.