Madhuca | |
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Madhuca pasquieri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
Genus: | Madhuca J.F.Gmel. |
Type species | |
Madhuca indica J.F. Gmel.
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Madhuca is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae first described as a genus in 1791.[3][4][5]
Madhuca is native to south, east, and southeast Asia and Papuasia (from India to China to New Guinea).[2][6]
Plants of the World Online[1] currently lists more than 110 species: