426.0000
Family
Sapotaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 151 (1789), nom. cons.
> 70 genera, ca. 1350 spp. tropical/subtropical (400 neotropical, 350 Africa, 350 Asia). Latest generic circumscription see Swenson et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 1375
= Achradaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Boerlagellaceae H.J.Lam; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 7: 250 (1925)
= Bumeliaceae Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 21 (1895)
= Sarcospermataceae H.J.Lam; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 7: 248 (1925), nom. cons.
426.3505
Genus
Mimusops L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 349 (1753)
Distribution: Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Asia, 1 to Hawaii
Species listed in database: 48
= Binectaria Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 82 (1775)
= Elengi Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 166, 552 (1763)
= Imbricaria Comm. ex Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 152 (1789)
= Kaukenia Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Phlebolithis Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 201 (1788)
= Radia Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(4): 3 (1790), nomen
species :
Mimusops acutifolia
Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 108 (1938)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Mimusops aedificatoria
Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 109 (1938)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi
25 KEN TAN 26 MLW
species :
Mimusops andamanensis
King & Gamble; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74(2): 201 (1906)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl.)
41 AND
Remarks: known only from type collection
species :
Mimusops andongensis
Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 646 (1898)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Togo; ?Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Angola
22 GNB IVO NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN CON 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops warneckei Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 68 (1904)
species :
Mimusops angel
Chiov.; Fl. Somala 213 (1929)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Mimusops ankaibeensis
Capuron ex Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 389 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: NW-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops antongilensis
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 385 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops antorakensis
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 389 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops antsiranensis
F.Friedmann; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 20(2): 231 (1980)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops bagshawei
S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 86 (1906)
Distribution: Rwanda; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 RWA 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops ugandensis Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 523 (1906)
= Mimusops ugandensis var. heteroloba Stapf; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 524 (1906)
species :
Mimusops balata
(Aubl.) C.F.Gaertn.; Suppl. Carp. 133 (1807)
Distribution: Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Achras balata Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 308 (1775)
= Binectaria borbonica Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Imbricaria balata (Aubl.) A.Chev.; Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 23: 135 (1943)
= Imbricaria binectaria A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 201 (1844)
= Imbricaria borbonica Juss. ex J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis, 2(1): 612 (1791)
= Imbricaria commersonii G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 35 (1837), nom. illeg.
= Imbricaria gigantea Pierre ex Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 919 (1891)
= Imbricaria maxima Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 433 (1798)
= Kaukenia commersonii (G.Don) Pierre ex Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 78 (1904)
= Mimusops commersonii (G.Don) Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 77 (1904)
= Mimusops imbricaria Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 326 (1799)
= Mimusops maxima (Poir.) R.E.Vaughan; Mauritius Inst. Bull. 1(1): 56 (1937)
= Mimusops nattarium Willem.; Ann. Bot. [Usteri] 18: 30 (1796)
= Mimusops retusa Willem.; Ann. Bot. [Usteri] 18: 30 (1796)
species :
Mimusops boeniensis
Randrian.; Mad. Cons. & Dev. 8(2): 70-71 (2013)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops afra
E.Mey. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 203 (1844)
Name: Coastal Red Milkwood
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); +Mozambique Channel Isl. [Îles Éparses] [I] (+Île Europa [I]); Puerto Rico [I]
26 MOZ 27 SAF 29 mci 81 pue
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaukenia afra (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Mimusops revoluta Hochst.; Flora 27: 825 (1844)
= Mimusops revoluta Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 11: 273 (1891)
species :
Mimusops capuronii
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 386 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E- & W-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops capuronii f. tomentosa Aubrév.; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 164: 52 (1974)
= Mimusops capuronii var. retusa Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 387 (1964)
= Mimusops capuronii var. salicifolia Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 387 (1964)
species :
Mimusops comorensis
Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 68 (1904)
Distribution: Comores (Mayotte, etc.)
29 COM
species :
Mimusops coriacea
(A.DC.) Miq.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 7: 44 (1863)
Distribution: Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Mozambique Channel Isl. [Îles Éparses] [c] (Juan de Nova Isl. [c]); Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Seychelles; Chagos Arch. [I] (Diego Garcia [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I])
29 cgs COM mau mci MDG reu rod SEY 61 sci
Synonyms: hidden
= Imbricaria coriacea A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 200 (1844)
= Imbricaria coriacea var. longifolia Lecomte; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 269 (1919)
= Mimusops coriacea (DC.) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 923 (1891), isonym
= Mimusops coriacea (DC.) Miq.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 7: 44 (1863)
= Mimusops dissecta Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 205 (1844), pro syn.
= Mimusops elengi Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 198 (1837), nom. inval., non L.
= Mimusops hexandra Bouton ex Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 198 (1837), nom. inval.
= Mimusops kauki Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 198 (1837), nom. inval., non L.
= Phlebolithis indica Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 201 (1788)
species :
Mimusops dodensis
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 395 (1913)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Mimusops elengi
L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 349 (1753)
Name: Chicle, Elengi (Cuba)
Distribution: Mozambique [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Taiwan [I]; India [c]; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Kedah); Singapore [I]; Sumatera; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines [c]; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Timor, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Fiji [I]; Guam [I]; Cuba [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Thomas [I]); Montserrat [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
26 moz 29 mau reu 38 tai 40 BAN ind 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG phi sng SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 fij NWC VAN 62 gum 81 cub dom mar mts trt vir
Synonyms: hidden
= Imbricaria perroudii Montrouz.; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., Sér. 2, 10: 230 (1860)
= Kaukenia elengi (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Kaukenia javensis (Burck) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Kaukenia timorensis (Burck) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Manilkara parvifolia (R.Br.) Dubard; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 3: 16 (1915)
= Mimusops elengi f. longepedunculata (Bruck) H.J.Lam; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 7: 235 (1925)
= Mimusops elengi var. longepedunculata Bruck; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 61 (1886)
= Mimusops elengi var. parvifolia (R.Br.) H.J.Lam; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 7: 235 (1925)
= Mimusops erythroxylon Llanos ex Fern.-Vill.; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 4(13A): 126 (1880), nom. illeg.
= Mimusops javensis Burck; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 63 (1885)
= Mimusops laevis Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4152 (1831)
= Mimusops latericia Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2816 (1915)
= Mimusops lucida Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 3: 705 (1814)
= Mimusops parvifolia R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 531 (1810)
= Mimusops timorensis Burck; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 5: 63 (1885)
species :
Mimusops erythroxylon
Bojer ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 202 (1844)
Distribution: Mauritius
29 MAU
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaukenia erythroxylon (Bojer ex A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Mimusops angustilolia Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 198 (1837), nomen
species :
Mimusops giorgii
De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 154 (1926)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Mimusops kummel
Bruce ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 203 (1844)
Distribution: SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi
22 BEN BKN GHA IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 ERI ETH SOM SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Binectaria fragrans (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Imbricaria fragrans Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 509 (1877)
= Kaukenia kummel (Bruce ex A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Mimusops djurensis Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 75 (1904)
= Mimusops fragans (Baker) Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 1: 152 (1891)
= Mimusops kerstingii Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 78 (1904)
= Mimusops kilimandscharica Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 68 (1904)
= Mimusops langenburgiana Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 70 (1904)
= Mimusops longipes Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 149 (1895)
= Mimusops pohlii Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 76 (1904)
= Mimusops stenosepala Chiov.; Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11 [Pl. Nov. Aethiop.]: 47 (1940)
species :
Mimusops laurifolia
(Forssk.) Friis; Kew Bull. 35(4): 787 (1981)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen)
24 ERI ETH 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Binectaria laurifolia Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. CX et 82 (1775)
= Mimusops schimperi A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 22 (1851)
species :
Mimusops lecomtei
H.J.Lam; Blumea 4: 356 (1941)
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops sylvestris Lecomte; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 28: 88 (1922) (non S. Moore 1911)
species :
Mimusops lohindri
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 388 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops longipedicellata
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 383 (1964)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops makaka
Randrianaivo & L.Gaut.; Novon 33(1): 100 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops masoalensis
Randrian.; Mad. Cons. & Dev. 8(2): 71-72 (2013)
Distribution: NE-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops mayumbensis
Greves; J. Bot. 67(Suppl. 2): 74 (1929)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Mimusops membranacea
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 388 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops mildbraedii
Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 394 (1913)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Mimusops ngembe
Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 397 (1913)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
species :
Mimusops nossibeensis
Capuron ex Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 389 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: NW-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops oblongifolia
Dubard; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 3: 56 (1915)
Distribution: La Réunion
29 REU
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Mimusops obovata
Sond.; Linnaea 23: 75 (1850)
Name: Red Milkwood, Bush Milkwood
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Imbricaria obovata (Sond.) Nees ex Harv.; Thes. Cap. 1: 28 (1859)
= Mimusops oleifolia N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 109 (1895)
= Mimusops rudatisii Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 395 (1913)
= Mimusops woodii Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 65 (1904)
species :
Mimusops obtusifolia
Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 186 (1797)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Comores
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 SAF 29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Kaukenia fructicosa (Bojer ex Desjardins) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Mimusops busseana Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 79 (1904)
= Mimusops degan Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 110 (1916), descr.
= Mimusops fructicosa Bojer ex Desjardins; Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. Île Maurice 7: 38 (1836)
= Mimusops kilimanensis Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 67 (1904)
= Mimusops usambarensis Engl.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas [Engler] C 307 (1895)
= Mimusops usaramensis Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 66 (1904), nom. illeg.
species :
Mimusops occidentalis
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 386 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops penduliflora
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 448 (1900)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Mimusops perrieri
Capuron ex Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 387 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops petiolaris
(A.DC.) Dubard; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 3: 54 (1915)
Distribution: Mauritius
29 MAU
Synonyms: hidden
= Binectaria media (Bojer ex Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Binectaria petiolaris (A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 406 (1891)
= Imbricaria media Bojer ex Baker; Fl. Mauritius [J.G.Baker] 195 (1877)
= Imbricaria petiolaris A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 200 (1844)
= Imbricaria pierrei Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 919 (1891)
= Mimusops imbricaria Bouton ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 200 (1844), nom. inval.
= Mimusops pierrei Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 919 (1891), et Hist. des pl. 274 (1892)
species :
Mimusops riparia
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 448 (1900)
Distribution: SE-Kenya; E-Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops dependens Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 69 (1904)
= Mimusops useguhensis Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 67 (1904)
species :
Mimusops sahakensis
L.Gaut. & Randrianaivo; Novon 33(1): 103 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops sambiranensis
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 384 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: N- & NW-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops sechellarum
(Oliv.) Hemsl.; J. Bot. 54: Suppl. 2, 23 (1916)
Distribution: Seychelles
29 SEY
Synonyms: hidden
= Imbricaria decipiens Hemsl. ex Diels; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Tiefsee.-Exped. 1898-99 2(1): 455 (1922)
= Imbricaria sechellarum Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2315 (1894)
= Mimusops decipiens Hemsl.; J. Bot. 54: Suppl. 2, 23 (1916)
= Mimusops thomassettii Hemsl.; J. Bot. 54(Suppl. 2): 24 (1916)
species :
Mimusops somalensis
Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 1: 109 (1916)
Distribution: Somalia; SE-Kenya; E-Tanzania
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops schliebenii Mildbr. & G.M.Schulze; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 197 (1934)
species :
Mimusops swensonii
L.Gaut. & Boluda; Novon 33(1): 106 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Mimusops voalela
Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 384 (1964), in adnot.
Distribution: E-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops longepedicellata Aubrév.; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 4: 383 (1964), in adnot.
species :
Mimusops zeyheri
Sond.; Linnaea 23: 74 (1850)
Name: Transvaal Red Milkwood
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 CON ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Mimusops affinis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 221 (1903)
= Mimusops blantyreana Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 83 (1904)
= Mimusops decorifolia S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 154 (1911)
= Mimusops monroi S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 154 (1911)
= Mimusops zeyheri var. laurifolia Engl.; Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 73 (1904)
species :
Mimusops zeylanica
Kosterm.; Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 12(2): 135 (1977)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
