Sideroxylon mascatense

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Sideroxylon mascatense
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. mascatense
Binomial name
Sideroxylon mascatense
(A.DC.) T.D.Penn
Synonyms
  • Monotheca buxifolia (Falc.) A. DC.
  • Monotheca mascatensis A.DC.
  • Reptonia buxifolia A.DC.
  • Reptonia mascatensis (A.DC.)
  • Sideroxylon aubertii A.Chev.
  • Sideroxylon buxifolium Hutch.
  • Sideroxylon corradii Chiov. ex Chiarugi
  • Sideroxylon gillettii Hutchinson & E.A.Bruce
  • Spiniluma buxifolia (Hutch.) Aubrév.

Sideroxylon mascatense is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae.

Description[]

Sideroxylon mascatense is a sclerophyllous spiny shrub or small tree, usually growing 7 to 10 meters tall and occasionally recorded as a medium-sized tree up to 15 meters high.[2]

Distribution and habitat[]

Sideroxylon mascatense ranges from the Horn of Africa (northeastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and northern Somalia) through the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Oman) to Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1]

On Jebel Akhdar in Oman, S. mascatense is the predominant tree in sclerophyllous semi-evergreen woodlands between 1,350 and 2,350 meters elevation. It is found in association with Dodonaea viscosa, olive (Olea europaea), , Grewia villosa, Juniperus seravschanica, Myrtus communis, and . S. mascatense was formerly the characteristic tree in the montane semi-evergreen woodlands of the Musandam Peninsula in northernmost Oman and the United Arab Emirates, but livestock grazing and over-harvesting timber and firewood has degraded the peninsula's montane woodlands and Dodonaea viscosa is now the predominant tree there.[3]

Uses[]

The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. It is sometimes sold in local markets.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2019). "Sideroxylon mascatense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T154665585A154753833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T154665585A154753833.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sideroxylon mascatense". Useful Tropical Plants. Accessed 1 February 2021. [1]
  3. ^ Kürschner H. (1998) Biogeography and Introduction to Vegetation. In: Ghazanfar S.A., Fisher M. (eds) Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula. Geobotany, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-3637-4_4

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