Sideroxylon celastrinum

Sideroxylon celastrinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. celastrinum
Binomial name
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Natural range of Sideroxylon celastrinum
Synonyms
  • Bumelia angustifolia Nutt.
  • Bumelia celastrina Kunth
  • Bumelia celastrina var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W.Long[3]
  • Bumelia spiniflora A.DC.[2]

Sideroxylon celastrinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, that is native to Texas[2] and Florida[4] in the United States south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Common names include saffron plum[5] and coma.[6][7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft). The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes.[8]

Uses

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This plant is known as a first choice deer feed.[6]

Synonyms

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  • Bumelia angustifolia Nutt.
  • Bumelia celastrina Kunth
  • Bumelia celastrina var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W.Long[3]
  • Bumelia spiniflora A.DC.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Sideroxylon celastrinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156753924A156771602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T156753924A156771602.en. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sideroxylon celastrinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "Sideroxylon celastrinum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. ^ Wunderlin, R. P.; Hansen, B. F. "Sideroxylon celastrinum". Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Plantatlas.org. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sideroxylon celastrinum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b Daniel J. Kunz; Eric P. Garza; Michael W. Wallace. "Common Woody Browse Plants Utilized by White-Tailed Deer in South Texas" (PDF). Tpwd.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  7. ^ "Woods Roamer: Coma Brushland Fruit". Woodsroamer.blogspot.com. 1 June 2011.
  8. ^ Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.
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  • "Bumelia celastrina" (PDF). Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, Jr. (and other publications). United States Geological Survey.