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SAPOTA PLUM. 
(Sapotier. Fr.) 
Natural Order , Sapote,e. (Juss.) Linnrnn Classification , 
Hexandria Monogynia. 
ACHRAS* (Linn.) 
Calyx 5 or 6 to 8-parted ; the divisions ovate, concave and incumbent. 
Corolla the length of the calyx, 6-cleft, with the same number of para- 
petalous alternate scales within and attached to the corolla. Stamina 
4 to 6 ; anthers adnate, ovate, with the 2 cells parallel. Style subu- 
late, exserted. Berry with 8 to 12 cells, the cells 1 -seeded, and with 
many of the cells often abortive. Seed with a marginal hylum, and 
narrowed at the apex; embryo erect, without albumen, cotyledons 
fleshy. 
Lactescent trees of tropical America and India, with alternate entire 
coriaceous leaves without stipules ; flowers axillary, and with the leaves 
aggregated at the extremities of the branches. 
# The Greek name of the wild pear. 
