Sapotaceae

White bully

Sideroxylon salicifolium (L.) Lam.

Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Sideroxylon

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Common names

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English: White bully, Willow bully

Synonyms

Achras pentagona (Sw.) Poir.
Achras salicifolia L.
Bumelia lenticellata (Lundell) Lundell
Bumelia pentagona Sw.
Bumelia salicifolia (L.) Sw.
Bumelia undulata Raf.
Dipholis lenticellata Lundell
Dipholis salicifolia (L.) A.DC.
Dipholis salicifolia var. jamaicensis Pierre
Sideroxylon nigrum C.F.Gaertn.
Sideroxylon pauciflorum Lam.
Sideroxylon pentagonum (Sw.) A.DC.
Spondogona nitida Raf.
Spondogona salicifolia (L.) House

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.