Sideroxylon celastrinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Sideroxylon |
Species: | S. celastrinum
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Binomial name | |
Sideroxylon celastrinum | |
Natural range of Sideroxylon celastrinum | |
Synonyms | |
Sideroxylon celastrinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, that is native to Texas [2] and Florida [4] in the United States south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Common names include saffron plum [5] and coma. [6] [7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft). The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes. [8]
This plant is known as a first choice deer feed. [6]
Sideroxylon celastrinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Sideroxylon |
Species: | S. celastrinum
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Binomial name | |
Sideroxylon celastrinum | |
Natural range of Sideroxylon celastrinum | |
Synonyms | |
Sideroxylon celastrinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, that is native to Texas [2] and Florida [4] in the United States south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Common names include saffron plum [5] and coma. [6] [7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft). The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes. [8]
This plant is known as a first choice deer feed. [6]