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Sapotaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 151. 1789. nom. cons. 'Sapodilla Family'
Sapotaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 151. 1789. nom. cons. 'Sapodilla Family'
Characteristic Features:
Characteristic Features:
Woody, latex bearing plants with small, naked, terminal buds
Leaves with swollen petiolar bases, lamina entire, with closely parallel secondary veins
Flowers with prominent sepals and distinctly protruding style
Seeds large, having thick, shiny, brown testa and large pale coloured hilum
Diversity:
Diversity:
World- 60 genera 1,343 species (The Plant List 2013); 54 genera 1,273 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 58 genera, 1100 species (Mabberely 2017); 60 genera, 1310 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 14 genera 49 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 17 genera, 53 species (BSI 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 7 genera, 1 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 5 genera 6 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
General Characters:
Sapotaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Sapotaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Asteranae, Order- Ericales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Gamopetalae
Series : Heteromerae
Orders : Ebenales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta honogama
Subdivision : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Metachlamydeae
Order : Ebenales
Hutchinson (1973)
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Lignosae
Order : Ebenales
Cronquist (1988)
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Order : Ebenales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Asteridae
Super Order : Ericanae
Order : Sapotales
Takhtajan (2009)
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Super Order: Primulanae
Order : Sapotales
Reveal (2012)
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Ericanae
Order : Ericales
Suborder : Primulineae
APG-IV (2016)
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superasterids
Clade : Asterids
Order : Ericales
Shipunov (2020)
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Asteridae
Super Order: Asteranae
Order : Ericales
Suborder : Lecythidineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
~~~Wild Flora~~~
Madhuca longifolia (J.Koenig ex L.) J.F.Macbr.
***Cultivated Flora***
***Cultivated Flora***
Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen
Vernacular name: Chico sapote, Sapodilla, Sapodilla plum (English); Chiku (Hindi)
Nativity: Mexico to Colombia (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Evergreen small sized trees. Leaves alternate, oblanceolate, at the tip of twigs, spirally clustered. Flower bell shaped, cream coloured. Fruit round or oval.
Flowering period: October to March
Propagation Methods: Propagated by seeds and grafting (Dave’s Garden, 2019)
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