The diversity of members of the tree family Sapotaceae is unequaled elsewhere in the Amazon lowlands, with 60 species present. From Wordnik.com. [Juruá-Purus moist forests] Reference
Berseraceae and Sapotaceae are other common main canopy families. From Wordnik.com. [Borneo lowland rain forests] Reference
The argan tree (Argania sideroxylon, Sapotaceae), a desert source of edible oil. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The most abundant tree families are Annonaceae, Lecythidaceae, Myristicaceae, Leguminosae, and Sapotaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Solimões-Japurá moist forest] Reference
The forests are dominated by species of Dipterocarpaceae, Clusiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sapotaceae, and Meliaceae. From Wordnik.com. [North Western Ghats montane rain forests] Reference
Argania spinosa is the only member of the tropical family Sapotaceae to occur on mainland Africa north of the Sahara. From Wordnik.com. [Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe] Reference
Common species include ironwood (Metrosideros), Agathis, Calophyllum, Burseraceae, Sapotaceae, and dipterocarps (Vatica and Hopea celebica). From Wordnik.com. [Sulawesi lowland rain forests] Reference
Examples of currently confined tree species are Podocarpus sellowii (Podocarpaceae), Prunus sphaerocarpa (Rosaceae), and Manilkara rufula (Sapotaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Caatinga Enclaves moist forests] Reference
Emergent and canopy layers are rich in tree species of Leguminosae (Parkia pendula), Sapotaceae (Manilkara salzmanii) and Lecythidaceae (Lecythis pisonis). From Wordnik.com. [Pernambuco coastal forests] Reference
Other canopy and understory tree families that are common include Burseraceae, Sapotaceae, Euphorbiacae, Rubiaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran lowland rain forests] Reference
Emergent and canopy layers are rich in tree species of Leguminosae (Copaifera trapezifolia), Sapotaceae (Pouteria, Chrysophyllum), and several species of Lauraceae. From Wordnik.com. [Serra do Mar coastal forests] Reference
Argania spinosa is the only member of the tropical family Sapotaceae to occur on mainland Africa north of the Sahara where it forms dense forests with a shrubby understory. From Wordnik.com. [Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets] Reference
Sapotaceae syn: Mimusops sulcata Engl. Bajun: mkurati Boni: kuragi Digo: nzezi, mzezi Giriama: mtsezi, mtsedzi Sanya: kuraga Swahili: mchambigi, mchedi, mcheje mume, mteweji. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The characteristic families for the dominant forest trees at lower elevations are the Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Sapotaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, and Theaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Indochina subtropical forests] Reference
Dipterocarps also dominate much of the canopy layer, but there are many other tree families such as Burseraceae, Sapotaceae, Euphorbiacae, Rubiaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Mentawai Islands rain forests] Reference
The most important families in these forests, which are typical of other Amazon Basin forests, are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Moraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Juruá-Purus moist forests] Reference
The most important families in the dense forests, which are typical of other Amazon Basin forests, are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Moraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Purus-Madeira moist forests] Reference
Guarea cedrata, and Lovoa trichilioides in the Meliaceae, and Baillonella toxisperma (V) in the Sapotaceae, as well as Afrostyrax lepidophyllus, Anopyxis klaineana, Terminalia superba (V), kapok Ceiba pentandra, Nauclea diderrichii (V), and Canarium schweinfurthii. From Wordnik.com. [Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon] Reference
Fynbos/Thicket Mosaic, as its name implies, is a mixture of fynbos elements (mainly ericoid shrubs and restioids) and large-leaved subtropical shrubs (Cassine and Maytenus, both in the family Celastraceae; Sideroxylon spp., in the family Sapotaceae; Rhus spp. in the family Anacardiaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Lowland fynbos and renosterveld] Reference
Sapotaceae and said to bloom only once in every 10 years. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun] Reference
Member of the family of Sapotaceae and said to bloom only once in every 10 years. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
The most common tree in the plot was Otoba parviflora (IK), and other highly abundant species included palms of the genera Astrocaryum, Iriartea and Scheelea, two species of Quararibea (Bombacaceae), Guarea and Trichilia (both Meliaceae from the subcanopy), one Pouteria (Sapotaceae), Pseudolmedia laevis (Moraceae) and Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Manu National Park, Peru] Reference
2: Sideroxylon cinereum var. tomentosum (Sapotaceae) are emerging among the bushes. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
Angiosperms (Sapotaceae to Zingiberaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
(Sapotaceae) are emerging among the bushes. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
Sapotaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Pernambuco coastal forests] Reference
Sapotaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Leading tree families are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Rubiaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, and Annonaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
The most important tree famlies are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lauraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Moraceae, and Lecythidaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Caqueta moist forests] Reference
Dominant families of the terra firme include Lecythidaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Burseraceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, and Sapotaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Tocantins-Araguaia-Maranhão moist forests] Reference
Major plant families include Sapotaceae, Ebenaceae, Rubiaceae, Myrtaceae, Clusiaceae, Lauraceae, Burseraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Sterculiaceae, Pittoscoraceae, and Celastracea. From Wordnik.com. [Comoros forests] Reference
The most common tree families found in this region are Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Burseraceae, Fabaceae, Rubiaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, Annonaceae, Moraceae, Mimosaceae, and Caesalpinaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests] Reference
The humid forest on the mountain slopes has a canopy 40 meters high, dominated by plants from the families Sapotaceae, Burseraceae, Monimiaceae, Lauraceae, Flacourtiaceae, Sterculiaceae, Myrtaceae, Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Potaliaceae and Elaeocarpaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Madagascar subhumid forests] Reference
Anacardiaceae, Clusiaceae, Rubiaceae, Bombacaceae and Sapotaceae are unfamiliar names whose members yield favourite fruits such as acorns, chestnuts, figs, jackfruit, rambutan, mango, durian, rambutan, mangosteen, chiku, guava, jambu, nutmeg and coffee as well as other species that depend on the appetites of forest creatures to spread their seeds to new locations. From Wordnik.com. [The annotated budak] Reference
The common lowland families, such as Dipterocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Leuminosae, Myristicaceae, and Sapotaceae, begin to diminish, and they begin to be replaced by a great diversity of species from plant families such as Ericaceae, Myrtaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, and the majority of Bornean gymnosperms, including Podocarpus, Agathis, and Phyllocladus. From Wordnik.com. [Kinabalu montane alpine meadows] Reference
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