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Sideroxylon altamiranoi

Sideroxylon altamiranoi is a tree in the sapote family (Sapotaceae), native to central Mexico, where the sources place it only in Querétaro and Hidalgo. It is rarely cultivated, so the growing advice here is general and the sources give no care details.

Family
Sapotaceae (Sapot family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells once established, and let the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained soil, loam or sandy loam
Temperature
Roughly 15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Guanajuato to Veracruz)
Climate
subtropical

About

Sideroxylon altamiranoi is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceaey. It is endemic to two states of Mexico: Querétaro and Hidalgo.

Other Sideroxylon plants

Sideroxylon acunae · Alachua bully · Sideroxylon anomalum · Sideroxylon bullatum · Sideroxylon canariense · Sideroxylon cartilagineum · Saffron plum · Sideroxylon contrerasii · Espejuelo · Sideroxylon dominicanum · Sideroxylon durifolium · Sideroxylon eucoriaceum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sideroxylon altamiranoi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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