Biology:Mimusops

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Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[1][2]

Mimusops is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands.[3][4][5]

Species

As of February 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:[3]

  • 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 & GambleAndaman 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. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 349
  2. Tropicos, Mimusops L.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named POWO
  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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