Taxon:  Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.) T. D. Penn. subsp. obtusifolium



Summary
Genus:
Sideroxylon
Family:
Sapotaceae
Subfamily:
Sapotoideae
Tribe:
Sideroxyleae
Nomen number:
415364
Verified:
11/05/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.) T. D. Penn. (0 active accession[s])
Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.) T. D. Penn. subsp. buxifolium (Willd.) T. D. Penn. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bumelia obtusifolia Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bumelia sartorum Mart.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2001. World checklist and bibliography of Sapotaceae
  2. Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
  3. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil e.Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n.Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru n.Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.)
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (e.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru (n.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1990. Sapotaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 52:114.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415364. Accessed 18 October 2026.