Sideroxylon peninsulare (Brandegee) T.D.Penn.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Sideroxylon

Characteristics

A small shrub or tree. It grows up to 5 m high. The young shoots have fine golden brown hairs. The leaves are spaced and arranged in spirals. They are 2.3-4.3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There are 8-10 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers occur as 2-10 in a group on branches from the one point in the axil of leaves. The ripe fruit are black. They are edible.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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A tropical plant. It grows along stream beds and gullies up to 800 m altitude.
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Edible fruits
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Conservation status

Sideroxylon peninsulare threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948023-1
WFO ID wfo-0000310911
COL ID 4X9J8
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Synonyms

Bumelia peninsularis Sideroxylon peninsulare