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| Sapotaceae
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| Scientific classification
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| Genera
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Argania
Aubregrinia
Aulandra
Autranella
Baillonella
Breviea
Burckella
Butyrospermum
Capurodendron
Chromolucuma
Chrysophyllum
Delpydora
Diploknema
Diploon
Eberhardtia
Ecclinusa
Elaeoluma
Englerophytum
Faucherea
Gluema
Inhambanella
Isonandra
Labourdonnaisia
Labramia
Lecomtedoxa
Leptostylis
Letestua
Madhuca
Manilkara
Micropholis
Neohemsleya
Neolemonniera
Nesoluma
Niemeyera
Northia
Omphalocarpum
Palaquium
Payena
Pichonia
Pouteria
Pradosia
Pycnandra
Sarcaulus
Sideroxylon
Tieghemella
Tridesmostemon
Tsebona
Vitellaria
Vitellariopsis
Xantolis
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Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera (35-75, depending on generic definition). Distribution is pantropical.
Many species produce edible fruits, and/or have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara zapota (sapodilla, sapota), Manilkara chicle (chicle), Chrysophyllum cainito (star-apple), Pouteria (abiu, canistel, eggfruit), and Sideroxylon australe (Australian native plum). Trees of the genus Palaquium (gutta-percha) produce an important latex with a wide variety of uses.
The family name is based on Sapota, a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara (also formerly known by the invalid name Achras).
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