Sideroxylon salicifolium, commonly called white bully[3] or willow bustic, is a species of flowering plant native to Florida, the West Indies and Central America.[4]
| Sideroxylon salicifolium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Sideroxylon |
| Species: | S. salicifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Sideroxylon salicifolium (L.) Lam.
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Taxonomy
editIt has also been considered a member of the genus Dipholis, with the binomial Dipholis salicifolia.
Description
editIt is a small tree, 10–20 m tall, with smooth beige bark, spirally arranged leaves and small (1–4 mm) cream-coloured flowers borne in clusters of five to 12. The fruit is a small berry (6–10 mm long) with between one and three seeds. As it ripens, the fruit turns from green to reddish brown and then to dark brown when it is mature.[4]
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Sideroxylon salicifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T150102256A150108091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T150102256A150108091.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Sideroxylon salicifolium. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ NRCS. "Sideroxylon salicifolium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (1996-12-17). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 78. Bronx, New York: The New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-402-X.
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