Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[2][3]
Mimusops is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands.[1][4][5]
Species
As of February 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:[1]
- Mimusops acutifolia Mildbr. – Tanzania
- Mimusops aedificatoria Mildbr. – Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi
- Mimusops afra E.Mey. ex A.DC. – Mozambique, South Africa (Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble – Andaman Islands
- Mimusops andongensis Hiern – West and Central Africa
- Mimusops angel Chiov. – Somalia
- Mimusops ankaibeensis Capuron ex Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops antongilensis Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops antorakensis Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops antsiranensis F.Friedmann – Madagascar
- Mimusops bagshawei S.Moore – East Africa
- Mimusops balata (Aubl.) C.F.Gaertn. – Mauritius, Réunion
- Mimusops boeniensis Randrianaivo – Madagascar
- Mimusops capuronii Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops comorensis Engl. – Comoros
- Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq. – Comoros, Madagascar
- Mimusops dodensis Engl. – Cameroon
- Mimusops ebolowensis Engl. & K.Krause – Cameroon
- Mimusops elengi L. – South and Southeast Asia, Papuasia
- Mimusops erythroxylon Bojer ex A.DC. – Mauritius
- Mimusops giorgii De Wild. – Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A.DC. – Tropical Africa
- Mimusops laurifolia (Forssk.) Friis – Northeast Africa, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
- Mimusops lecomtei H.J.Lam – Madagascar
- Mimusops lohindri Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops longipedicellata Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops masoalensis Randrianaivo – Madagascar
- Mimusops mayumbensis Greves – Cabinda
- Mimusops membranacea Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops mildbraedii Engl. & K.Krause – Cameroon
- Mimusops ngembe Engl. & K.Krause – Cameroon
- Mimusops nossibeensis Capuron ex Aubrév. – Nosi Bé Island
- Mimusops oblongifolia Dubard – Réunion
- Mimusops obovata Sond. – Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa
- Mimusops obtusifolia Lam. – East and Southeast Africa, Comoros, Madagascar
- Mimusops occidentalis Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops penduliflora Engl. – Tanzania
- Mimusops perrieri Capuron ex Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops petiolaris (A.DC.) Dubard – Mauritius
- Mimusops riparia Engl. – Kenya, Tanzania
- Mimusops sambiranensis Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops sechellarum (Oliv.) Hemsl. – Seychelles
- Mimusops somalensis Chiov. – Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia
- Mimusops voalela Aubrév. – Madagascar
- Mimusops zeyheri Sond. – Central and Southern Africa
- Mimusops zeylanica Kosterm. – Sri Lanka
References
- ^ a b c d "Mimusops L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 349
- ^ Tropicos, Mimusops L.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Allaby, Michael. 1998. A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Oxford University Press, New York
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