Sideroxylon foetidissimum subsp. gaumeri

Jacquin, (Pittier) Pennington

Tortugo amarillo, False mastic

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit 894 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

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Sideroxylon foetidissimum, commonly known as false mastic or yellow mastic, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Florida in the United States, the Caribbean, and northern Central America.

Description

An evergreen tree. It grows up to 40 m high. The trunk can be 1.5 m across. The bark is pale grey and scaly. The fruit is oval and 2.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. The fruit are edible.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible and is the primary edible portion of the plant.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests up to 300 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Belize, Central America, Grenada, Guatemala, Mexico, North America, Tobago, Trinidad,

Other Information

It is cultivated as a fruit tree.

Synonyms

Sideroxylon gaumeri PittierMastichodendron foetidissimum subsp gaumeri (Pittier) CronquistMastichodendron foetidissimum var. gaumeri (Pittier) L.O.WilliamsMastichodendron tikalense Lundell

Also Known As

Caracolillo, Tempiote, Tempixte

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