Family: Sapotaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Ericales Status: Valid
Common Names:
- Sapotaceae - English, United States of America
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Trees.
Leaves: Leaves simple, alternate, sometimes grouped at branch apices, the petioles swollen at base, bottle-form, the margins entire.
Stipules: Stipules usually present, often caducous.
Exudate: Latex white, rarely reddish, present in small quantities.
Reproductive Morphology
Inflorescence: Inflorescence axillary or ramiflorous.
Fruit: Fruit a berry.
Seeds: Seeds with longitudinal scar along one side.
Other
Notes: Plants often pubescent, the hairs T-shaped.