Sapotaceae
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Description
1100 spp
Growing form
Trees
Leaf
Leaves alternate (often spiral); simple; margin entire; often no stipule; petiole base woody or densely parallel intersecondary veins; T-hairs.
Flower
Bisexual, Flower: 4-6 or 8 sepals in one whorl or 4, 6 or 8 in 2 whorls; 3-6, 8 or 10 petals in 1 or 2 whorls; 4-15 stamens; ovary superior.
Fruit and seed
Fruit a berry.
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map. A total of
observations in Finland
Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Sapotaceae
Author
Juss.
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4986573
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa