Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Sideroxylon foetidissimum

mastic, false mastic, wild olive
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

mastic, false mastic, wild olive

Sinónimo(s):

Mastichodendron foetidissimum

Especie del género:

Sideroxylon foetidissimum

Familia:

Sapotaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-60 (70) ft tall by 30-50 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

yellow,orange

Fenología:

Evergreen. Flowers early summer. Fruits ripen late winter-early spring. Life span about 100 yrs. (Nelson).

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Shade tree. Can be used in settings such as parking lot edges, street tree, etc.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed, cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Attracts insect pollinators

Povides good cover. 





Birds and small mammals are attracted to the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Tropical hammocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

The fruits are edible raw, but the latex is very sticky. The wood is used for ship building in the West Indies.

Comentarios generales:

Interesting buttressed trunks.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/82393/file/CIRCULAR_Buckthorns_SIderoxylon.pdf



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses).



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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