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General Information

Sideroxylon occidentale is a densely branched, usually spiny, shrub or a small tree usually growing from 2 - 10 metres tall[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Sideroxylon occidentale is threatened by deforestation due to land use change for urban expansion and associated human activities. However, the taxon has been recorded many times, there are still areas of well conserved habitat and this species occurs in at least three protected areas. Therefore, despite the change in land use which is occurring across its range, this species is not currently considered to be significantly impacted by habitat loss. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southwest N. America - western Mexico ( Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora, Jalisco, Michoácan)

Habitat

Shrublands and tropical deciduous forests; at elevations from near sea level to 750 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	6.00 m
Pollinators	Bees, Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Plants can flower all year round[].
The fragrant whitish flowers are attractive to bees[].
Some plants in this species have bisexual flowers, but other plants are dioecious (having flowers of one sex only)[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. Th fleshy fruit can be eaten fresh or dried for later use[]. The fruit, especially when immature, contains a white latex[].The black to dark purpler, oblong-cylindrical fuit is 7 - 12mm long[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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