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Useful Tropical Plants

Sideroxylon foetidissimum

Jacq.

Sapotaceae

+ Synonyms

Achras pallida (Sw.) Poir.

Bumelia auzuba Roem. & Schult.

Bumelia foetidissima (Jacq.) Willd.

Bumelia lucida (Sol. ex Lam.) Roem. & Schult.

Bumelia mastichodendrum (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.

Bumelia pallid Sw.

Bumelia pauciflora (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.

Mastichodendron foetidissimum (Jacq.) H.J.Lam

Mastichodendron sloaneanum Box & Philipson

Sideroxylon acouma A.DC.

Sideroxylon domingense Urb.

Sideroxylon jamaicense Urb.

Sideroxylon lucidum Sol. ex Lam.

Sideroxylon mastichodendron Jacq.

Sideroxylon nitidum Lam.

Sideroxylon obovatum C.F.Gaertn.

Sideroxylon oppositifolium Mill.

Sideroxylon pallidum (Sw.) Spreng.

Sideroxylon pauciflorum Jacq.

Sideroxylon quadriloculare Pierre

Common Name: False Mastic

Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Cultivated tree
Photograph by: Jenny Evans
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General Information

Sideroxylon foetidissimum is an evergreen tree with a dense, irregular crown, generally growing around 4.5 - 15 metres tall, occasionally up to 30 metres[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
]. The straight bole is 10 - 90cm in diameter[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
]. The flowers have a peculiar, strong, cheese-like aroma[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].
The tree is often exploited for its wood, which is mainly used locally. It is cultivated in Mexico as a fruit tree. An old crop plant, the cultivation can be traced back to Mayan times. The tree is frequently protected in the wild (semi-cultivated) for its edible fruits[
317
Title
Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
]. It has attractive clusters of yellow flowers and can also be grown as an ornamental[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].
Sideroxylon foetidissimum has become scarce in some areas due to a demand for its wood[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
]. However, on a global level this species 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(2013)[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].

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 - Belize, Guatemala to southern Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba and the Bahamas; SE N. America - Florida.

Habitat

Dry coastal thickets, and moist, semi-deciduous, limestone seasonal forests; at elevations up to 600 metres[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
,
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
 
].

Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Edibility Rating *  *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height20.00 m
Growth RateFast
PollinatorsBees
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Ornamental, Semi-cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details


Succeeds in full sun[
362
Title
Dominica Botanic Gardens
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
]. Salt tolerant (the report does not say if it is wind-borne salt or saline soils)[
362
Title
Dominica Botanic Gardens
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
].Established plants are drought tolerant[
362
Title
Dominica Botanic Gardens
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
].
A fast-growing tree[
362
Title
Dominica Botanic Gardens
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
].
The trees flower and produce fruit at various times through the year, but not continuously[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
,
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
 
]. An unpleasant, gummy taste[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
]. The unripe fruit contains copious latex and is unpleasant to eat[
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 fleshy pericarp is around 1 - 2mm thick[
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 broadly ellipsoid, yellow fruit is around 15 - 26mm long and 20mm wide, containing a single large seed[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
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

The heartwood is yellowish to bright orange; the thick sapwood yellowish[
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
]. The wood is hard, heavy, strong and durable[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
,
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
 
]. It is used for construction, cabinet making, boat building[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
447
Title
Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Publication
 
Author
Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H.
Publisher
USDA, Forest Service; Washington.
Year
1964
ISBN
 
Description
Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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