Sideroxylon americanum

Botanical Description

Sideroxylon americanum is an occasionally spiny, shrub or a small tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 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.