3-1039: Palaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae . Their range is from India across Southeast Asia , Malesia , Papuasia , and Australasia , to the western Pacific Islands . Within their range, Palaquium species are mostly found in the Philippines and Borneo . In Borneo, many species are recorded in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak . The leaves are typically spirally arranged and often clustered near twig ends. Flowers are mostly bisexual, though some unisexual instances are known. Fruits are one- or two-seeded with rare instances of several seeds. Palaquium habitats are coastal, lowland mixed dipterocarp , swamp, and montane forests. Some species, for example Palaquium gutta , are well known for producing gutta-percha latex. As of November 2013 The Plant List recognises 120 accepted species: Sapotaceae The Sapotaceae are
6-823: A family of flowering plants belonging to the order Ericales . The family includes about 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in around 65 genera (35–75, depending on generic definition). Their distribution is pantropical . Many species produce edible fruits, or white blood-sap that is used to cleanse dirt, organically and manually, while others have other economic uses. Species noted for their edible fruits include Manilkara ( sapodilla ), Chrysophyllum cainito (star-apple or golden leaf tree), Gambeya africana and Gambeya albida (star-apple), and Pouteria ( abiu , canistel , lúcuma , mamey sapote ). Vitellaria paradoxa ( shi in several languages of West Africa and karité in French; also anglicized as shea )
9-471: Is also the source of an oil-rich nut, the source of edible shea butter , which is the major lipid source for many African ethnic groups and is also used in traditional and Western cosmetics and medications. The "miracle fruit" Synsepalum dulcificum is also placed in the Sapotaceae. Trees of the genus Palaquium ( gutta-percha ) produce an important latex with a wide variety of uses. The seeds of
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