Sapotaceae

Mimusops L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 349 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cambodia, Chagos Archipelago, Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 505.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Sp. Pl. 1: 349 (1753).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by I. Friis [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 165 (1754)
  • Lam in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit., sér. 3, 7: 234 (1925)
  • Sp. Pl.: 349 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1959 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000435274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1959 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000435275 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132384 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4148] Burma K001038258 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [12589] Madagascar K000383232 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4146] Burma K001038251 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stocker [992] Australia K:SPC-59906.000 No
unknown [6614 SF] Madagascar K000435325 Isotype Yes
Capuron, R. [2371] Madagascar K000435233 Type Yes
s.coll. [12589] Madagascar K000383231 No
Capuron, R. [20.155-SF] Madagascar K000435234 Isotype Yes
Capuron, R. [6841] Madagascar K000383224 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000435252 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4148] K001038261 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4148] K001038262 Unknown Type Material Yes
Capuron, R. [945SF] Madagascar K000435235 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038245 Unknown Type Material Yes
Capuron, R. [6874] Madagascar K000383223 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4146] Burma K001132971 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoffmann, P.; Robinson, T.; McPherson, G.; Harimala, P. [77] Madagascar K000383225 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038246 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4146] Burma K001038249 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000435255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Capuron, R. [9183] Madagascar K000383228 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038247 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4146] Burma K001038250 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000435254 Unknown Type Material Yes
Capuron, R. [8919_SF] Madagascar K000435331 Isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4148] Burma K001038257 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4148] India K001038256 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4030] Kenya K:SPC-17845.000 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000435251 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Levy [s.n.] Mozambique K000435253 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faulkner, H. [1820] Tanzania K:SPC-22086.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4152] Burma K001038272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zavan, P. [523] Madagascar K000383230 No
Capuron, R. [15334SF] Madagascar K000435332 Type Yes
Capuron, R. [15334SF] Madagascar K000435333 Type Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3712] Tanzania K:SPC-17844.000 No
Myers, J.G. [11784A] Sudan K:SPC-11355.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038252 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [28669] Cameroon K:SPC-05064.000 No
s.coll. [16104] Madagascar K000383229 No
Capuron, R. [9183] Madagascar K000383227 No
Capuron, R. [9.131 SF] Madagascar K000435330 Type Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4147] Malaysia K001038254 Unknown Type Material Yes
Capuron, R. [8618] Madagascar K000383226 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4148] Burma K001038259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4148] Burma K001038260 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038253 Unknown Type Material Yes
Styles, B.T. [156] Uganda K:SPC-25694.024 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4150] Singapore K001038270 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4146] K001038248 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1935] Tanzania K:SPC-11785.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4148] K001038255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Capuron, R. [11.362SF] Madagascar K000435232 Type Yes

Sources

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    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0