Sideroxylon salicifolium

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. salicifolium
Binomial name
Sideroxylon salicifolium
(L.) Lam.
Synonyms
  • Dipholis salicifolia (L.) A.DC.
  • Bumelia salicifolia
  • Achras salicifolia

Sideroxylon salicifolium, commonly called white bully[3] or willow bustic, is a species of flowering plant native to Florida, the West Indies and Central America.[4]

Taxonomy

It has also been considered a member of the genus Dipholis, with the binomial Dipholis salicifolia.

Description

It is a small tree, 10–20 m tall, with smooth beige bark, spirally arranged leaves and small (1–4 mm) cream-coloured flowers borne in clusters of five to 12. The fruit is a small berry (6–10 mm long) with between one and three seeds. As it ripens, the fruit turns from green to reddish brown and then to dark brown when it is mature.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Sideroxylon salicifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T150102256A150108091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T150102256A150108091.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sideroxylon salicifolium. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sideroxylon salicifolium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (1996-12-17). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 78. Bronx, New York: The New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-402-X.


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