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Sapotaceae

Angiospermae - Ericales - Sapotaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Sapotaceae de Jussieu
1919Sapotaceae Knowlton
1962Sapotaceae Chandler p. 132
2000Sapotaceae Mabberley
2016Sapotaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familySapotaceaede Jussieu 1789
familySapotaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Sapotaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Bassia Allioni 1766
G. †Bumelia Swartz 1788
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†Bumelia americana Lesquereux 1869
†Bumelia florissanti Lesquereux 1883
†Bumelia grenadensis Berry 1916
†Bumelia hurleyensis Berry 1916
†Bumelia oklahomensis Berry 1918
†Bumelia praenuntia Berry 1914
†Bumelia pseudohorrida Berry 1916
†Bumelia pseudolanguinosa Hollick 1906
†Bumelia pseudotenax Berry 1916
†Bumelia rhomboidea Lesquereux 1891
†Bumelia wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. †Chrysophylloxylon Awasthi 1977
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G. Chrysophyllum Linnaeus 1753
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†Chrysophyllum bhairauvensis Prasad et al. 2017
Chrysophyllum cainito Linnaeus 1753
G. †Eoachras Berry 1915
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†Eoachras eocenica Berry 1915
G. †Illipophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
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†Illipophyllum thomsoni Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
G. †Isonanadrophyllum Geyler 1887
G. †Kaikoraia Oliver 1936
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†Kaikoraia gracilis Oliver 1936
G. †Madhucoxylon Prakash and Tripathi 1977
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†Madhucoxylon cacharense Prakash and Tripathi 1977
G. Mimusops Linnaeus 1753
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Mimusops elengi Linnaeus 1753
Mimusops kauki Linnaeus 1753
†Mimusops siberifolia Berry 1916
†Mimusops truncata Lesquereux 1869
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Invalid names: Mimusops eolignitica Berry 1916 [synonym]
G. Neolemonniera Heine 1960
G. †Palaquiophyllum Weyland and Kilpper 1963
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†Palaquiophyllum tenuetorosum Weyland and Kilpper 1963
G. Palaquium Blanco 1837
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†Palaquium palaeograndis Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Pilimparicutis Schneider 1969
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†Pilimparicutis thompsoni Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
G. †Pouterlabatia Berry 1938
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G. †Sapotaceoidaepollenites Potonié et al. 1950
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G. †Sapotacites Ettingshausen 1853
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†Sapotacites coriaceus Lesquereux 1873
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Invalid names: Sapotacites copeanus Ettingshausen 1883 [synonym]
†Sapotacites formosus Berry 1919
†Sapotacites haydenii Heer 1858
†Sapotacites knowltoni Berry 1906
†Sapotacites sideroxyloides Ettingshausen 1853
G. †Sapoteites Andrae 1855
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†Sapoteites ackneri Andrae 1855
G. †Sapoticarpum Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Sapoticarpum rotundatum Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Sapotispermum Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Sapotispermum sheppeyense Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Sapotophyllum Velenovsky 1889
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†Sapotophyllum obovatum Velenovsky 1884
G. †Sapotoxylon Felix 1882
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†Sapotoxylon guembelii Felix 1882
G. Sarcosperma Hooker 1876
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†Sarcosperma mioarboratum Prasad et al. 2004
G. †Siderinium Prakash and Awasthi 1970
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†Siderinium deomaliense Prakash and Awasthi 1970
G. †Siderophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
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†Siderophyllum glandulosum Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
G. Sideroxylon Linnaeus 1753
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†Sideroxylon ellipticus Berry 1916
Sideroxylon inerme Linnaeus 1753
Sideroxylon spinosum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (147 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Sapotacites sp. (35189)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Sapotacoidaepollenites sp. (150271)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Dominican Republic (Samana) Bumelia reclinatafolia (31231)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Venezuela (Anzoategui) Chrysophyllum cainitoformis, Mimusops miocenica (31247)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia S. CJ2, S. CJ8 (134513) S. CJ8 (134515 134746 134748 134754)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Sapotacites mimusops, Sapotacites chrysophylloides (22811) Sapoticarpum sp. (23397)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene56.0 - 33.9Venezuela (Zulia) Chrysophyllum preoliviforme (31274)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Chrysophyllum brevisulcatum (231931)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan (Yamaguchi) Sideroxylon salicites (24463 24464 24466 24470 24481)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina Pouterlabatia clarki, Pouterlabatia lanceolata, Bumelia australis (32201)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Germany (Hesse) Sapotispermum sp. (140304)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Bumelia globosa, Bumelia subangularis (21220)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar (Sagaing) Sapotaceoidaepollenites sp. (227630) Sapotaceoidaepollenites sp., Palaquium sp. (227631)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Palaquium sp. (227667) Sapotaceoidaepollenites sp. (227662 227668 227671 227675 227676 227698 227699 227700 227709 227720 227721 227780 227781 227783 227784 227806 227807) Sapotaceoidaepollenites sp., Palaquium sp. (227632 227633 227646 227648 227649 227652 227661 227663 227664 227665 227666 227670 227672 227673 227674 227696 227697 227710 227714 227782 227787 227788 227800 227801 227802 227803 227804 227805)
Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Puerto Rico Chrysophyllum sp. (32290 32293)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Sapotaceoidaepollenites latizonatus (167544) Sapotaceoidaepollenites rotundus (169006 169007 169237)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Sapotaceae indet. (231836)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Sapotaceoidaepollenites rotundus (166703)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Azerbaijan Sapotaceae indet. (116623)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Brazil (Bahia) Bumelia cuneatoides (32009) Bumelia marahiana (32010)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Cuba (Matanzas) Bumelia retusafolia, Mimusops leonii, Mimusops miocenica (32044)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Haiti Bumelia cuneatafolia, Chrysophyllum cahobasensis, Mimusops praeparvifolia (31242)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Mimusops leei (31337)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Sapotaceae indet., Sapotaceoidaepollenites neyvelii (224618)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Massachusetts) Sapotaceae indet. (231824)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Sapotaceae indet. (231834 231835)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda Sapotaceae indet. (22390)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Trinidad and Tobago Bumelia trinitense, Mimusops miocenica, Sideroxylon mastichodendroides (34145) Mimusops anomala (34148)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58India (Tamil Nadu) Chrysophylloxylon pondicherriense (224633)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Bumelia florissanti (19206)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Uttarakhand) Chrysophyllum bhairauvensis (224500) Palaquium palaeograndis (224493) Sarcosperma mioarboratum (222797)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New south wales) Sapotaceoidaepollenites latizonatus (168994 168996 168999 169000 169003) Sapotaceoidaepollenites latizonatus, Sapotaceoidaepollenites rotundus (168989 168992 168993 168995 168997 169002 169004)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Bumelia florissanti (35412)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Arunachal Pradesh) Siderinium deomaliense (224743)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333India (Assam) Madhucoxylon cacharense (224623)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Sideroxylon mastichodendroides (31244)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya Sapotaceae indet. (22312 22315)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Bumelia beaverana (27659)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Bumelia pseudolycioides, Chrysophyllum sp. (222695)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Bolivia Chrysophyllum crassum, Sideroxylon pliocenicum (32043)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Panama Bumelia sp. (32304 32306 32307 32308)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal Sapotaceae indet. (232112 232122 232144 232145 232146 232148) Sapotaceae indet., Sideroxylon sp. (232125)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Sapotaceae indet. (172877)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Trinidad and Tobago Mimusops preduplicata (31227)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Sapotaceae indet. (168819 168822 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Laos Bassia pasquieri (224539)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Sapotaceae indet. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Sapotaceae indet. (168749 168751 168752 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Sapotaceae indet. (168937)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Palaquium sp. (228773)