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Pakistan | Family List | Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon

1. Sideroxylon inerme L., Sp. Pl. 192. 1753.

KAMAL AKHTER MALIK

Trees. Leaves oblong-obovate, 7.5-9 x 2.5-3 cm, glabrous, margin recurved, midrib prominent below, petiole c. 1 cm long. Flowers pedicelled, axillary, small. Calyx lobes imbricate, subequal. Corolla lobes imbricate. Stamens longer than corolla. Fruit a berry.

Type: Described from Elhiopia, Herb. Linn. 261.1 (LINN).

Distribution: Africa. Rarely cultivated in Pakistan (Lahore).


 

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