Sideroxylon occidentale

Botanical Description

Sideroxylon occidentale is a densely branched, usually spiny, shrub or a small tree usually growing from 2 - 10 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Sideroxylon occidentale is threatened by deforestation due to land use change for urban expansion and associated human activities. However, the taxon has been recorded many times, there are still areas of well conserved habitat and this species occurs in at least three protected areas. Therefore, despite the change in land use which is occurring across its range, this species is not currently considered to be significantly impacted by habitat loss. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].