Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D. Pennington. Common name: Saffron-plum, Coma, Antswood, Downward-Plum. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Sandy hammocks, coastal strands, coastal rock barrens, rockland hammock edges. Distribution: Peninsular FL; s. TX, south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA8, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, WH3, WI, Govaerts, Frodin, & Pennington (2001); = Bumelia celastrina Kunth — Bah, Tx, Cronquist (1945a); < Bumelia angustifolia Nutt.; > Bumelia celastrina Kunth var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W.Long — SFla; > Bumelia celastrina Kunth var. celastrina — SFla. Basionym: Bumelia celastrina Kunth 1825
Links to other floras: = Sideroxylon celastrinum - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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