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Micropholis is genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae, described in 1891.Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1891. Notes Botaniques: Sapotacées 2: 37–38 Tropicos, Micropholis (Griseb.) Pierre (2001): World Checklist of Sapotaceae – Micropholis. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-DEC-24.
These trees are native to tropical South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Most are locally known as "cafetos", literally meaning "". But while both Micropholis and the coffeeplant genus Coffea are , the present genus is part of the Ericales – a quite basal asterid lineage –, while Coffea belongs to the more advanced Gentianales.
They are valued for their wood, which is used as timber, for construction and as firewood; many species are threatened by overexploitation and habitat destruction. Also, they are often used as part of catuaba, a decoction from various tree's bark claimed to have aphrodisiac and stimulant properties.
Caimitillo verde ( M. garciniifolia) is an important food source of the nearly-extinct Puerto Rican amazon bird ( Amazona vittata).
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