Sideroxylon celastrinum

Sideroxylon celastrinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, that is native to Texas^[2] and Florida^[4] in the United States south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Common names include saffron plum^[5] and coma.^[6][7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft). The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes.^[8]

Sideroxylon celastrinum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Sideroxylon
Species:	S. celastrinum
Binomial name
Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D.Penn[2]
Natural range of Sideroxylon celastrinum
Synonyms
Bumelia angustifolia Nutt. Bumelia celastrina Kunth Bumelia celastrina var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W.Long[3] Bumelia spiniflora A.DC.[2]

Uses

This plant is known as a first choice deer feed.^[6]

Synonyms

• Bumelia angustifolia Nutt.
• Bumelia celastrina Kunth
• Bumelia celastrina var. angustifolia (Nutt.) R.W.Long^[3]
• Bumelia spiniflora A.DC.^[2]