# Sapotoideae

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{{Short description|Subfamily of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Maulsari (Mimusops elengi) in Hyderabad W IMG 7161.jpg
|image_caption =''[Mimusops elengi](/source/Mimusops_elengi)''
|taxon = Sapotoideae
|authority = Eaton
|type_genus = ''[Sapota](/source/Manilkara)''
|type_genus_authority = [Mill.](/source/Philip_Miller)
|subdivision_ranks = Genera
|subdivision_ref =
|subdivision = See text
}}

The '''Sapotoideae''' are a [subfamily](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) of the [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant) family [Sapotaceae](/source/Sapotaceae). Plants in the subfamily are characterized by their leather-like leaves, often growing in a stipule fashion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Argania Spinosa|url=http://essenceofargan.com/articles/argania-spinosa/|website=essenceofargan.com|publisher=Essence of Argan|accessdate=2016-05-06}}</ref>

The seeds of the tree ''[Argania spinosa](/source/Argania)'' produce an edible [oil](/source/Argan_oil), traditionally harvested in [Morocco](/source/Morocco).{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}

==Genera==
Genera accepted by the [Germplasm Resources Information Network](/source/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network) as of December 2022:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenuslist?id=2442&type=subfamily |title=Genera and generic {{sic|nolink=y|subdivisons}} of Sapotaceae Juss., nom. cons.: Sapotoideae |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |accessdate=2022-12-17}}</ref>
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* ''[Argania](/source/Argania)'' <small>Roem. & Schult.</small>
* ''[Autranella](/source/Autranella)'' <small>A.Chev.</small>
* ''[Baillonella](/source/Baillonella)'' <small>Pierre</small>
* ''[Bemangidia](/source/Bemangidia)'' <small>L.Gaut.</small>
* ''[Burckella](/source/Burckella)'' <small>Pierre</small>
* ''[Capurodendron](/source/Capurodendron)'' <small>Aubrév.</small>
* ''[Diploknema](/source/Diploknema)'' <small>Pierre</small>
* ''[Faucherea](/source/Faucherea)'' <small>Lecomte</small>
* ''[Gluema](/source/Gluema)'' <small>Aubrév. & Pellegr.</small>
* ''[Inhambanella](/source/Inhambanella)'' <small>(Engl.) Dubard</small>
* ''[Isonandra](/source/Isonandra)'' <small>Wight</small>
* ''[Labourdonnaisia](/source/Labourdonnaisia)'' <small>Bojer</small>
* ''[Labramia](/source/Labramia)'' <small>A.DC.</small>
* ''[Lecomtedoxa](/source/Lecomtedoxa)'' <small>(Pierre ex Engl.) Dubard</small>
* ''[Letestua](/source/Letestua)'' <small>Lecomte</small>
* ''[Madhuca](/source/Madhuca)'' <small>Ham. ex J.F.Gmel.</small>
* ''[Manilkara](/source/Manilkara)'' <small>Adans.</small>
* ''[Mimusops](/source/Mimusops)'' <small>L.</small>
* ''[Neohemsleya](/source/Neohemsleya)'' <small>T.D.Penn.</small>
* ''[Neolemonniera](/source/Neolemonniera)'' <small>Heine</small>
* ''[Nesoluma](/source/Nesoluma)'' <small>Baill.</small>
* ''[Northia](/source/Northia_seychellana)'' <small>Hook.f.</small>
* ''[Palaquium](/source/Palaquium)'' <small>Blanco</small>
* ''[Payena](/source/Payena)'' <small>A.DC.</small>
* ''[Sideroxylon](/source/Sideroxylon)'' <small>L.</small>
* ''[Tieghemella](/source/Tieghemella)'' <small>Pierre</small>
* ''[Tsebona](/source/Tsebona)'' <small>Capuron</small>
* ''[Vitellaria](/source/Vitellaria)'' <small>C.F.Gaertn.</small>
* ''[Vitellariopsis](/source/Vitellariopsis)'' <small>Baill. ex Dubard</small>
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==References==
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==External links==
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