Sapotaceae Taxonomy

A key output of the Sapotaceae Research Group is the publication of taxonomic accounts of poorly understood groups.

The Genus Manilkara

A Taxonomic revision of the genus Manilkara (Sapotaceae) in Africa is curently in production. Other works on the genus have already been published by RBGE researchers.

Planna, V. & Gautier, L. (2008). Taxonomic revision of the genus Manilkara (Sapotaceae) in Madagascar. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 65 (3):1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S096042860800485X

Armstrong, K. (2013) A revision of the Asian-Pacific species of Manilkara (Sapotaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany vol 70 (1):7-56. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428612000327

The Genus Donella

MacKinder, B., Harris, D.J. & Gautier, L. (2016) A reinstatement, recircumscription and revision of the genus Donella (Sapotaceae)Edinburgh Journal of Botany vol 73 (3):297-339. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428616000160

The Genus Palaquium

The large Asian genus Palaquium is a current monographic research focus of Peter Wilkie.

Flora of Peninsular Malaysia

An account of the Sapotaceae covering 11 genera and over 80 species from Peninsular Malaysia is currently in production.