Mimusops (Mimusops coriacea)
Description
Mimusops coriacea is an evergreen shrub up to 6 metres tall when growing on dunes near the sea, but becoming a tree up to 20 metres tall in the littoral forests. The bole can be 30cm in diameter. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption. The tree is often planted in tropical America, and in botanic gardens.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Sapotaceae
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Genus: Mimusops
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