Sideroxylon capiri Pittier

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Sideroxylon

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 18 m tall. The trunk is 75 cm across. The bark is grey and peels off. The young shoots and leaves are hairy. The flowers are yellow or greenish-white. The fruit are 2.5-4 cm long. The fruit ripens yellow. There is one seed inside. The seed is 1.6-2.5 cm long. It has a hard, smooth shiny coat. The fruit are edible.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.75
Mature height (meter) 18.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical deciduous forest from sea level to 1,600 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits
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Images

Fruit

Sideroxylon capiri fruit picture by Rivera Gerardo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sideroxylon capiri world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Sideroxylon capiri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:789590-1
WFO ID wfo-0000310638
COL ID 4X9BP
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Synonyms

Lucuma capiri Mastichodendron capiri Paralabatia capiri Sideroxylon capiri Achras capiri Mastichodendron capiri var. typicum

Lower taxons

Sideroxylon capiri subsp. capiri Sideroxylon capiri subsp. tempisque