Sapotaceae

False mastic

Sideroxylon foetidissimum Jacq.

Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon

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False mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum) — FlowerPhoto: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: False mastic, Yellow mastic

Synonyms

Bumelia foetidissima (Jacq.) Willd.
Mastichodendron foetidissimum (Jacq.) H.J.Lam
Mastichodendron foetidissimum subsp. typicum Cronquist

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marty Schaerer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Michael A. Alcorn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.