Sideroxylon foetidissimum, commonly known as false mastic or yellow mastic, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Florida in the United States, the Caribbean, and northern Central America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of False Mastic being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chionanthus ramiflorus
- Sapindus oahuensis
- Planchonella pohlmaniana
- Chloroluma gonocarpa
- Ficus henneana
- Pleioluma queenslandica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Sideroxylon
- Species
- Sideroxylon foetidissimum
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