Sideroxylon americanum
A species in the Sapotaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Sideroxylon
- Species
- Sideroxylon americanum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1990
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Sideroxylon americanum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achras retusaName author: (Sw.) Poir.
- Bumelia americanaName author: (Mill.) Stearn
- Bumelia americana subsp. neglectaName author: (Cronquist) Stearn
- Bumelia bahamensisName author: Britton
- Bumelia excisaName author: Urb.
- Bumelia loranthifoliaName author: (Pierre) Britton
- Bumelia navassanaName author: Urb. & Ekman
- Bumelia neglectaName author: (Cronquist) Lundell
- Bumelia oblongataName author: Urb.
- Bumelia retusaName author: Sw.
- Bumelia retusa subsp. neglectaName author: Cronquist
- Bumelia retusa subsp. typicaName author: Cronquist
- Bumelia retusa var. loranthifoliaName author: Pierre
- Bumelia roigiiName author: Britton & Small
- Lyciodes retusaName author: Kuntze
- Maurocenia americanaName author: Mill.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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