Family – Sapotaceae. 13 genera in Sri Lanka
- SAPOTACEAE
179.01. CHRYSOPHYLLUM L.
C.argenteum Jacq.* [Chrysophyllum glabrum, Jacq.]
C.cainito L.* E:star-apple S:kos-eta-lawulu, rata-lawulu T:seemipla
C.imperiale (Linden ex Kock & Fintelmann) Hook, f.*
C.oliviforme L.* [Chrysophyllum monopyrenum Sw.] E.date plum
C.roxburghii G. Don [Chrysophyllum lanceolatum (Blume) A. DC.] S:lawulu T:kat-illupai
179.02. DIPLOKNEMA Pierre.
D.butyracea (Roxb.) H. J. Lam.* [Bassia butyracea Roxb.] E:butter tree
179.03.1SONANDRA Wight
I.compta (Thw. ex Clarke) Dubard [Isonandra lanceolata var. compta (Thw. ex Clarke) Trimen]
I.lanceolata Wight [Isonandra lanceolate var. angusta Thw.] S.kiri-hembiliya, kiri-warala, mol-pedda
I.montana (Thw.) Gamble [Isonandra lanceolata var. montana (Thw.) Trimen]
L.zeylanica Jeuken [Isonandra wightiana sensu Thw.]
179.04. LABRAMIA A. DC.
L.bojeri A. DC*
179.05. MADHUCA Hamilton ex Gmelin
M.clavata Jayasuriya E.clavate mi . Sikiri-mi, ritigala-mi
M.fulva (Thw.) Macbride , [Bassia fulva (Thw.) Beddome] S:wana-mi
M.indica Gmelin E:Indian butter tree S:urulu-mi T:kaattu-illuppai, illipai
M.longifolia (L.) Macbride [Bassia longifolia L.] E:Mousey mi S.mi T:illupai
M.microphylla (Hook.) Alston [Bassia microphylla Hook.] S:wana-mi
M.moonii (Thw.) H. J. Lam. [Bassia moonii (Thw.) Beddome]
M.neriifolia (Thw.) H. J. Lam. [Bassia neriifolia Moon] S:gan-mi
M.hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard [Mimusops hexandra Roxb.] S:palu T.palai
M.zapota (L.) P. van Royen* [Achras zapota L.] E:sapodilla plum S:rata-me T:seemi-illupai
M.coriacea (DC.) Miq.* [Mimusops commersonii auct., non (G. Don) Engl.]
M.elengi L. S:muna-mal T:makil, mukalai, muklai, vilva-padri
179.08. PALAQUIUM Blanco
P.amboinense Burck* [Palaquium javense Burck]
P.canaliculatum (Thw.) Engl. S:ela-kiri-hembiliya
P.grande (Thw.) Engl. S:kiri-hambiliya, kiri-hiriya, kiri-pedda, mihiriya, molpedda
P.gutta (Hook.) Baill.* [Isonandra gutta Hook.] [Dichopsis gutta (Hook.) Bentley & Trimen] [Palaquium oblongifolium (De Vriese) Burck]
P.hinmolpedda van Royen [Palaquium grande var. parvifolium (Clarke) Trimen] S:heen-mol-pedda, miriya
P.laevifolium (Thw.) Engl. S:et-mol-pedda, mol-pedda, wanna-mi
P.pauciilorum (Thw.) Engl.
P.petiolare (Thw.) Engl. S:kiri-hembiliya, mol-pedda, tawenna
P.rubiginosum (Thw.) Engl. S:kiri-pedda, tawenna
P.thwaitesii Trimen S:ratatiya
P.zeylanicum Verde.
179.09. PAYENA A. DC.
P.leerii (Teijs. & Binn.) Kurz* E:gutta sundek
179.10. POUTERIA Aublet
P.campechiana (Kunth) Baehni* E:Canistel, yellow sapote Srrata-lawulu
P.multiflora (A. DC.) Eyma*
P.obovata (R. Br.) Baehni* [Planchonella obovata (R. Br.) Pierre]
P.sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Steam* [Lucuma mammosa (L.) Gaertn. f.] E:Mammee sapote
179.11. SIDEROXYLON (Dill.) L.
S.montanum (Swartz) Pennington * [Dipholis montana (Swartz) Griseb.] E.mountain billet, white billet wood
179.12. VITELLARIA Gaertn. f.
V.paradoxa Gaertn. f* [Butyrospermum parkii (G. Don) Kotschy] [Butyrospermum paradoxum (Gaertn. f.) Hepper] E.shea butter tree
179.13. XANTOLIS Raf.
X.tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf. [Sideroxylon tomentosa Roxb.] T:mul-makil
Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda. Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA
