Sideroxylon persimile

Botanical Description

Sideroxylon persimile is a spiny, large, evergreen shrub or tree with a dense crown; it can grow from 5 - 20 metres tall[ 599 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 26 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1945 ISBN Description Amongst the many articles is one giving a treatment of the Lauraceae. 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 ]. It has a deeply fluted bole that can be 100cm in diameter[ 475 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 55 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1968 ISBN Description Contains, amongst other things, a taxonomic treatment of the Phytolaccaceae and part of the flora of Panama. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Both the trunkand branches may be heavily armed with simple or compound spines, the latter as much as 50cm long[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It is grown as a timber crop and is also used as an ornamental street tree in Hawaii[ 854 Title Plants of Hawaii Publication Author Starr F.; Starr K.; Loope L. Website http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/reports/ Publisher United States Geological Survey--Biological Resources Division; Year 2003 ISBN Description Fairly detailed reports on 92 plants found growing in Hawaii, often giving plant uses. Produced in PDF format, they can be downloaded from the Internet. ].