Sideroxylon cubense (Griseb.) T.D.Penn.

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Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Sideroxylon

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 7.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forest by mangroves and also in dry manacales, at elevations up to 900 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Sideroxylon cubense world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico

Conservation status

Sideroxylon cubense threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948036-1
WFO ID wfo-0000310672
COL ID 4X9CK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sideroxylon confertum Sideroxylon cubense Apterygia conferta Bumelia neglecta Bumelia conferta Bumelia gymnanthifolia Bumelia cubensis Dipholis cubensis Dipholis domingensis Dipholis leptopoda Dipholis sintenisiana Dipholis angustifolia Bumelia cubensis var. oblongata Dipholis cubensis var. oblongata