Sideroxylon tenax Linnaeus. Tough Buckthorn, Tough Bumelia, Tough Bully. Phen: May-Jul; Sep-Oct. Hab: Maritime scrub, maritime forests, rarely somewhat inland in hammocks and FL scrub. Dist: Se. NC south to s. peninsular FL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy: = Bumelia tenax (L.) Willd. – S, Clark (1942), Lakela (1963); < Bumelia tenax (L.) Willd. – RAB, Cronquist (1945a), Godfrey (1988); < Sideroxylon tenax L. – Fl5, FNA8, K1, K3, WH3, Corogin (2015), Govaerts, Frodin, & Pennington (2001), Pennington (1991)

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