Northia is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae.

[2][4] The spelling was given as Northia on the plate, but the variant Northea in the text.

[5] Hooker gave the genus name in honour of the botanical illustrator and painter, Marianne North.

Perhaps its most notable characteristic is the huge size of its seeds, each up to 3.1 inches (eight centimeters) in length, and nearly as wide.

[6] Northia seychellana (*Common name Capucin) is the only species accepted in the genus.