Sideroxylon americanum
(Mill.) T.D.Penn.
Sapotaceae
Achras retusa (Sw.) Poir.
Bumelia americana (Mill.) Stearn
Bumelia bahamensis Britton
Bumelia excisa Urb.
Bumelia loranthifolia (Pierre) Britton
Bumelia navassana Urb. & Ekman
Bumelia neglecta (Cronquist) Lundell
Bumelia oblongata Urb.
Bumelia retusa Sw.
Bumelia roigii Britton & Small
Lyciodes retusum (Sw.) Kuntze
Maurocenia americana Mill.
Common Name:
General Information
Sideroxylon americanum is an occasionally spiny, shrub or a small tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 10 metres tall[
1983- Title
- Sapotaceae
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph 52
- Author
- Pennington T.D.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-89327-344-9
- Description
-
]
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1983- Title
- Sapotaceae
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph 52
- Author
- Pennington T.D.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-89327-344-9
- Description
-
Range
C. America - Guatemala, Belize north to southern Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula); Caribbean - the Bahamas, Jamaica, Cuba
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The flowers are very fragrant[
1983- Title
- Sapotaceae
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph 52
- Author
- Pennington T.D.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-89327-344-9
- Description
-
].
Birds are very keen on eating this fruit[
1983- Title
- Sapotaceae
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph 52
- Author
- Pennington T.D.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-89327-344-9
- Description
-
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
1983- Title
- Sapotaceae
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph 52
- Author
- Pennington T.D.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-89327-344-9
- Description
-
]. The black or violet, ovoid, ellipsoid or globose fruit is 7 - 15mm long, containing a single, large seed[
1983- Title
- Sapotaceae
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph 52
- Author
- Pennington T.D.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden; New York
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-89327-344-9
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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