Vol. 052: T.D.Pennington: Sapotaceae. 1990. 189 figs. 770 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Contents: Introduction/ Taxonomic History/ Morphology/ Pollen/Variation and Distribution/ Systematic Treatment/ Family Description/Key to the American Genera (Mimusops/ Manilkara/ Sideroxylon/Micropholis/ Chromolucuma/ Sarcaulus/ Elaeoluma/ Pouteria/ Chrysophyllum/ Ecclinusa/ Pradosia/ Diploon)/ Literature Cited/ Numerical List ofTaxa/ List of Exsiccatae/ Appendix I/ Index to Common Names/ Index toScientific Names. - A monograph of Neotropical Sapotaceae with asystematic treatment of 396 species, including chapters on taxonomichistory, morphology, variation and distribution and pollen. Fulldescriptions are given for all species, as well as generic and specieskeys. Seventy-one new species and five new subspecies are described inthis work.