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General Information

Sideroxylon celastrinum is a shrub or a small tree with a dense crown; it can grow up to 12 metres tall and is often multi-trunked with boles up to 30cm in diameter[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of fuel.
Sideroxylon celastrinum has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(20120)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Costa Rica, north to Mexico and southern Texas; Caribbean - Cuba, Bahamas to Florida and Alabama

Habitat

Arid thorn forest and tropical deciduous forest, or often coastal, where it is found in salt marshes or mangroves and sometimes on periodically flooded land; at elevations from sea level to 900 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	8.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The yellowish or white flowers are sometimes sweetly scented[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. Fleshy. The fruit, especially when immature, contains a copious milky juice[]. The purple to black, narrowly ellipsoid to cylindrical fruit is 9 - 15mm long, containing a single, large seed[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is used for firewood and making charcoal[].

Propagation

Seed -

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