Sideroxylon cubense

Sideroxylon cubense is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), the Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico.[1]

Sideroxylon cubense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. cubense
Binomial name
Sideroxylon cubense
(Griseb.) T.D.Penn.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bumelia conferta (C.Wright) Pierre
  • Bumelia cubensis Griseb.
  • Bumelia gymnanthifolia Bisse & J.E.Gut.
  • Bumelia neglecta Bisse & J.E.Gut., nom. illeg.
  • Dipholis angustifolia Urb.
  • Dipholis cubensis (Griseb.) Pierre
  • Dipholis domingensis Pierre & Urb.
  • Dipholis leptopoda Urb. & Ekman
  • Dipholis sintenisiana Pierre
  • Sideroxylon confertum C.Wright

Taxonomy

Sideroxylon confertum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it was considered endemic to Cuba,[2] but as of January 2023 was treated as a junior synonym within the more widely distributed S. cubense.[1]

References
  1. "Sideroxylon cubense (Griseb.) T.D.Penn." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Sideroxylon confertum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T36043A9977210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36043A9977210.en. Retrieved 2023-01-28.


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