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Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon

Sideroxylon thornei (Cronquist) T.D. Pennington. Common name: Georgia Bully, Thorne's Bumelia, Swamp Bumelia. Phenology: May-Jun; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Bottomlands and limesink depressions, particularly over calcareous substrates. Distribution: E. GA south to Panhandle FL, and west to s. AL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: The validity of this species was supported by Anderson (1996).

Synonymy : = Fl5, FNA8, WH3, Anderson (1996), Corogin (2015), Govaerts, Frodin, & Pennington (2001), Pennington (1991); = Bumelia thornei Cronquist — Cronquist (1949), Godfrey (1988); < Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers. ssp. typica Cronquist — Cronquist (1945a); < Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers. var. lanuginosa — Clark (1942). Basionym: Bumelia thornei Cronquist 1949

Links to other floras: = Sideroxylon thornei - FNA8

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