Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon

Sideroxylon americanum (Mill.) T.D.Penn.

First published in Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52: 118 (1990)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mexico to Guatemala, Caribbean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Turks-Caicos Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eggers [4228] Bahamas, The K000641547 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eggers [3924] Bahamas, The K000641546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [10380] Jamaica K000641550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hayes [451] Guatemala K000641527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [9729] Jamaica K000641549 Type Yes
Ekman, E.L. [10811] Haiti K000641548 Type Yes
Schipp, W.A. [585] Belize K000641526 Type Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [295] Bahamas, The K000641545 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0