Vitellariopsis

Vitellariopsis is a group of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1915.^[2][3] The genus is native to eastern and southern Africa.^[1][4][5]

species^[1][6]

1. Vitellariopsis cuneata (Engl.) Aubrév. - Usambara Mts in Tanzania
2. Vitellariopsis dispar (N.E.Br.) Aubrév. - Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal
3. Vitellariopsis ferruginea Kupicha - Zimbabwe
4. Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard - Nampula, Tanzania, Kenya
5. Vitellariopsis marginata (N.E.Br.) Aubrév. - Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Vitellariopsis
Foliage of V. marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Genus:	Vitellariopsis (Baill.) ex Dubard
Type species
Vitellariopsis kirkii (Baker) Dubard
Synonyms[1]
Austromimusops A.Meeuse

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