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Mimusops

Mimusops
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Mimusops balata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Mimusops
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Synonyms
  • Elengi Adans.
  • Binectaria Forssk.
  • Phlebolithis Gaertn.
  • Imbricaria Comm. ex Juss.
  • Radia Noronha
  • Kaukenia Kuntze

Mimusops is a genus of plants in family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.

Mimusops is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands.

There are about 57 species.



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