Download or read book World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae written by Rafaël Govaerts and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2001 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the first full list of names of the 54 genera and 1175 species that make up Sapotaceae. Sapotaceae (the argan, chicle or gutta-percha family) are found throughout most of the wetter tropics and subtropics, and are ofconsiderable direct economic importance as sources of fine timber, latex, fruit, vegetable oil and amenity trees.