About Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D.Penn.
Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D.Penn. is a species of flowering plant in the Sapotaceae family. It is native to Texas and Florida in the United States, with its range extending south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America. This species has two common names: saffron plum and coma. Sideroxylon celastrinum grows as a spiny shrub or small tree, reaching a height between 2 and 9 meters (6.6 to 29.5 feet). Its dark green leaves are arranged alternately or grouped in fascicles at the nodes, and have a shape ranging from oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers bloom from May to November, and after flowering the plant produces single-seeded, blue-black drupes. This plant is commonly known as a preferred feed for deer.
