Sideroxylon altamiranoi

Botanical Description

Sideroxylon altamiranoi is a spiny shrub or small tree, usually growing around 2 - 6 metres tall, occasionally up to 10 metres[ 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. , 1171 Title Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Publication Author Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico Year 0 ISBN 0188-5170 Description Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet , 1983 Title Sapotaceae Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph 52 Author Pennington T.D. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; New York Year 1990 ISBN 0-89327-344-9 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The main threats to Sideroxylon altamiranoi have been deforestation due to land use change for urban expansion, forest fires, and mining activities. About eight locations are known and all are suffering a decrease in habitat quality due to thesee changes in land use. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].