Sideroxylon lanuginosum subsp. oblongifolium
(Nutt.) T. D. Penn.
Chittamwood
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSideroxylon lanuginosum is a shrub or small tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Sun Belt and Midwest of the United States as well as Northeastern Mexico. Common names include gum bully, black haw, chittamwood, chittimwood, shittamwood, false buckthorn, gum bumelia, gum elastic, gum woolybucket, woolybucket bumelia, wooly buckthorn, wooly bumelia, ironwood and coma. The fruit of Bumelia lanuginosa is edible but can cause stomach aches or dizziness if eaten in large quantities. The Kiowa and Comanche tribes both consumed them when ripened. Gum from the trunk of the tree is sometimes chewed by children.
Description
A temperate tree in the Sapotaceae family, a subspecies of Sideroxylon lanuginosum.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten. Caution: They can cause dizziness if eaten in quantity.
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Known Hazards
Eating the fruit in quantity can cause dizziness.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Coma, Gum-elastic, Woolly-buckthorn
References (1)
- Illustrated Flora of Central Texas p 982
