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Key to Sapotaceae

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1 Sepals 6-8 in 2 whorls, the outer whorl valvate.
  2 Sepals 6 (in 2 whorls of 3); hilum linear
  2 Sepals 8 (in 2 whorls of 4); hilum circular
1 Sepals 4-6 in one whorl, all imbricate.
    3 Petal lobes (above the tube) (4-) 5 (-6), each with 3 further lobes, the lateral lobes about the same size as the terminal lobe; seeds 4-12 mm long
    3 Petal lobes (above the tube) 5-7, each unlobed; seeds 13-40 mm long.
      4 Petioles 5-10 mm long; leaf undersurfaces densely hairy; staminodes absent
      4 Petioles 10-51 mm long; leaf undersurfaces glabrous or glabrate; staminodes petaloid.
        5 Pedicels densely hairy; sepals 4.5-11 mm long; berries brown
        5 Pedicels glabrous; sepals 1.5-2 mm long; berries yellow-orange