6386.000 Mimusops L.

Description of the genus

Trees and shrubs. Stipules 0 or soon caducous. Leaves not clustered at ends of branches. Flowers borne in axils of current leaves, pedicellate. Sepals 8, in two slightly dissimilar whorls of 4. Corolla of 8 deeply 3-lobed petals, joined in a short tube at the base. Stamens 8, anthers relatively large (2.5 mm or more). Fruit a 1-several-seeded berry with persistent basal calyx.

Worldwide: 20-30 species, centered in tropical Africa but extending to tropical Asia

Mozambique: 4 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
caffra E. Mey. ex A. DC.	GI,M	Description, Image
obovata Sond.	GI,M	Description
obtusifolia Lam.	N,Z,T,MS,GI,M	Description, Image
zeyheri Sond.	N,T,MS,M	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Mimusops:

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Flora of Botswana: Mimusops
Flora of Caprivi: Mimusops
Flora of Malawi: Mimusops
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Mimusops
Flora of Zambia: Mimusops
Flora of Zimbabwe: Mimusops
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mimusops

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mimusops
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mimusops
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mimusops
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mimusops
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iNaturalist: Mimusops
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mimusops
JSTOR Plant Science: Mimusops
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mimusops
Plants of the World Online: Mimusops
Tropicos: Mimusops
Wikipedia: Mimusops