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Sideroxylon
Sideroxylon is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. They are collectively known as bully trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek words σιδηρος (sideros), meaning "iron", and ξύλον (xylon), meaning "wood."
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Gum bumelia
speciesSideroxylon lanuginosum
white milkwood
speciesSideroxylon inerme
Coma
speciesSideroxylon celastrinum
Tough Bully
speciesSideroxylon tenax
False Mastic
speciesSideroxylon foetidissimum
Willow Bustic
speciesSideroxylon salicifolium
Buckthorn Bully
speciesSideroxylon lycioides
Florida Bully
speciesSideroxylon reclinatum
Argan tree
speciesSideroxylon spinosum
Sideroxylon obtusifolium
speciesSideroxylon obtusifolium
breakbill
speciesSideroxylon obovatum
Sideroxylon capiri
speciesSideroxylon capiri
Ironwood
speciesSideroxylon mirmulano
Iron Olive
speciesSideroxylon wightianum
milk-berry
speciesSideroxylon americanum
Sideroxylon persimile
speciesSideroxylon persimile
Sideroxylon peninsulare
speciesSideroxylon peninsulare
Sideroxylon palmeri
speciesSideroxylon palmeri
Boot
speciesSideroxylon mascatense
Sideroxylon occidentale
speciesSideroxylon occidentale
Sideroxylon borbonicum
speciesSideroxylon borbonicum
Sideroxylon cartilagineum
speciesSideroxylon cartilagineum
rufous bully
speciesSideroxylon rufohirtum
Green Thorn
speciesSideroxylon horridum
Sideroxylon socorrense
speciesSideroxylon socorrense
Alachua Bully
speciesSideroxylon alachuense
keahi
speciesSideroxylon polynesicum
Sideroxylon portoricense
speciesSideroxylon portoricense
Sideroxylon puberulum
speciesSideroxylon puberulum
Sideroxylon cubense
speciesSideroxylon cubense
Sideroxylon thornei
speciesSideroxylon thornei
Sideroxylon repens
speciesSideroxylon repens
Sideroxylon canariense
speciesSideroxylon canariense
Sideroxylon cinereum
speciesSideroxylon cinereum
Sideroxylon tepicense
speciesSideroxylon tepicense
Sideroxylon leucophyllum
speciesSideroxylon leucophyllum
Sideroxylon majus
speciesSideroxylon majus
Sideroxylon dominicanum
speciesSideroxylon dominicanum
Sideroxylon marginatum
speciesSideroxylon marginatum
Ohoopee bumelia
speciesSideroxylon macrocarpum
Sideroxylon altamiranoi
speciesSideroxylon altamiranoi
Sideroxylon fimbriatum
speciesSideroxylon fimbriatum
Sideroxylon saxorum
speciesSideroxylon saxorum
Tambalacoque
speciesSideroxylon grandiflorum
Sideroxylon durifolium
speciesSideroxylon durifolium
Sideroxylon verruculosum
speciesSideroxylon verruculosum
Sideroxylon boutonianum
speciesSideroxylon boutonianum
Sideroxylon octosepalum
speciesSideroxylon octosepalum
Sideroxylon stevensonii
speciesSideroxylon stevensonii
Sideroxylon contrerasii
speciesSideroxylon contrerasii
Sideroxylon acunae
speciesSideroxylon acunae
Sideroxylon st-johnianum
speciesSideroxylon st-johnianum
Sideroxylon bullatum
speciesSideroxylon bullatum
Sideroxylon hirtiantherum
speciesSideroxylon hirtiantherum
Sideroxylon ibarrae
speciesSideroxylon ibarrae
Sideroxylon montanum
speciesSideroxylon montanum
Sideroxylon rotundifolium
speciesSideroxylon rotundifolium
Sideroxylon rubiginosum
speciesSideroxylon rubiginosum
Sideroxylon eucoriaceum
speciesSideroxylon eucoriaceum
Sideroxylon stenospermum
speciesSideroxylon stenospermum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128749.