Madhuca | |
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Madhuca pasquieri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
Tribe: | Sapoteae |
Genus: |
Madhuca J.F.Gmel. |
Synonyms | |
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Madhuca is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1791.
Madhuca is native to south, east, and southeast Asia and Papuasia (from India to China to New Guinea).
There are about 100 species.