Sideroxylon altamiranoi

(Rose and Standley) Pennington

Capulin

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit 2 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Sideroxylon altamiranoi is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceaey. It is endemic to two states of Mexico: Querétaro and Hidalgo.

Description

A tree. It grows to 10 m high. The young branches can have soft hair. There are usually spines. The leaves are arranged in spirals. They can be in tufts. The leaves are 2-4 cm long by 1.2-2.8 cm wide. There are 6-10 pairs of side veins. The flowers are cream coloured. The fruit are 1.2-2 cm long. There is one seed. The fruit are edible.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw. A sweet and pleasant taste. The ellipsoid fruit is 12 - 20mm long, containing 1 - 2 large seeds.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows at about 2,700 m altitude in Mexico.

Where It Grows

Central America, Mexico, North America,

Notes

There are 75 Sideroxylon species. There are about 50 Sideroxylon species in tropical America.

Synonyms

Bumelia altamiranoi Rose & Standley

Also Known As

Huicicialtematl

References (4)

Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 68 (As Bumelia altamiranoi)
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 801
Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 167
Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 342