Sideroxylon majus
Species of tree
| Sideroxylon majus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Sideroxylon |
| Species: | S. majus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sideroxylon majus (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sideroxylon majus is a long-lived tree in the family Sapotaceae, endemic to Réunion.[2]
See also
- Sideroxylon grandiflorum, the dodo tree, a species native to Mauritius, that has been confounded with Sideroxylon majus (particularly its synonym Calvaria major)
References
- ^ "The Plant List".
- ^ Dafreville, S.; Payet, G.; Simiand, C.; Risterucci, A.; Rivière, E.; Lebreton, G.; Humeau, L.; Strasberg, D.; Chevallier, M. (2011). "Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers of an endangered tropical tree, Sideroxylon majus, and cross-species amplification in other Sapotaceae species". Conservation Genetics Resources. 3 (4): 701–704. doi:10.1007/s12686-011-9437-0.
