False Mastic

Sideroxylon foetidissimum Jacq. - Sapodilla family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 80.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on False Mastic: Acrocercops sideroxylonella, Phyllocnistis intermediella

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida
  • MEX:  Mexico Southeast
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.