Sideroxylon celastrinum (Saffron plum)

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Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D. Penn.

Saffron plum

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Ericales	Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
Family	Sapotaceae	A genus of tropical trees that yield latex or edible oils. From Sapota, an obsolete genus of the sapodilla tree, and -aceae
Genus	Sideroxylon	From the Greek sideros, “iron,” and xylon, “wood”
Species	celastrinum

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Bumelia angustifolia Nutt.

Bumelia celastrina Kunth

Bumelia celastrina Kunth var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W. Long

Sideroxylon celastrinum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/15/2015 · Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Trail, Florida · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

4/15/2015 · Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Trail, Florida · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

4/15/2015 · Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Trail, Florida · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

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