Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D. Pennington. Saffron-plum, Coma. Phen: May-Nov. Hab: Sandy hammocks, coastal strands, coastal rock barrens, rockland hammock edges. Dist: Peninsular FL; s. TX, south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Fl5, FNA8, K3, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, WH3, WI, Govaerts, Frodin, & Pennington (2001), Govaerts, Frodin, & Pennington (2001); = Bumelia celastrina Kunth – Bah, Tx, Cronquist (1945a); > Bumelia celastrina Kunth var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W.Long – SFla; > Bumelia celastrina Kunth var. celastrina – SFla
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