Biology:Sideroxylon celastrinum

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Short description: Species of tree

Sideroxylon celastrinum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. celastrinum
Binomial name
Sideroxylon celastrinum
(Kunth) T.D.Penn[2]
Sideroxylon celastrinum range map 1.png
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

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

Synonyms

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

References

  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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156753924/156771602. Retrieved 2 November 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Sideroxylon celastrinum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2009-11-25 }}
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Sideroxylon celastrinum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=505216. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  4. Wunderlin, R. P.; Hansen, B. F. "Sideroxylon celastrinum". Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Plantatlas.org. http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2913. 
  5. "Sideroxylon celastrinum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SICE2. Retrieved 14 November 2015. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Common Woody Browse Plants Utilized by White-Tailed Deer in South Texas" (PDF). http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_1675_07_11.pdf. 
  7. "Woods Roamer: Coma Brushland Fruit". 1 June 2011. http://woodsroamer.blogspot.com/2011/06/coma-brushland-fruit.html. 
  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. https://books.google.com/books?id=8cEq7weUPYYC. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7508434 entry