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The family name is derived from zapote, a Mexican vernacular name for one of the plants (in turn derived from the Nahuatl tzapotl) and Latinised by Linnaeus as sapota, a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara (also formerly known by the invalid name Achras).
Verbena oblaetia Retz. Verbena rubra Salisb. Verbena canadensis (syn. Glandularia canadensis ), commonly known as rose mock vervain , [ 2 ] rose verbena , [ 3 ] clump verbena [ 4 ] or rose vervain [ 5 ] is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the verbena family ( Verbenaceae ) with showy pink to purple flowers..
Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapodilla (Spanish: [ˌ s a p o ˈ ð i ʝ a]), [4] sapote, chicozapote, chicoo, chicle, naseberry, nispero, or soapapple, among other names, [5] [6]: 515 is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America.
The generic name is the Latin term for a plant sacred to the ancient Romans. [15] [16] Pliny the Elder describes verbena presented on Jupiter altars; it is not entirely clear if this referred to a verbena rather than the general term for prime sacrificial herbs. [non-primary source needed]
The Verbenaceae (/ ˌ v ɜːr b ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː / VUR-bə-NAY-see-ee), the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell. [2] The family Verbenaceae includes 32 genera and ...
Sapote (/ s ə ˈ p oʊ t iː,-eɪ,-ə /; [1] [2] [3] from Nahuatl: tzapotl [4]) is a term for a soft, edible fruit. [1] The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America. [1] [5] It is also known in Caribbean English as soapapple ...
Scientific name Common name Family FIA Code (US) Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer argutum: deep-veined maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer floridanum: Florida maple; southern sugar maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer barbinerve: bearded maple Aceraceae ...
The leaves are pointed at both ends, 4 to 12 inches in length, and grow in clusters at the ends of branches. [15] The mamey sapote is related to other sapotes such as sapodilla (Manilkara zapota), abiu (P. caimito), and canistel (P. campechiana), but unrelated to the black sapote (Diospyros digyna) [16] and white sapote (Casimiroa edulis). [17 ...