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Ironwood

Sideroxylon mirmulano

Ironwood
Photo: Júlio Reis, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Sapotaceae (Sapot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Madeira
Climate
subtropical

About

Sideroxylon mirmulano, commonly known as marmulano, is a species of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the Madeira Islands (Portugal). It is threatened by habitat loss.

Where it grows

The species is found on Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island and Desertas Islands. It is the dominant species in low coastal forests along the northern shore of Madeira from 0 to 80 m (0 to 262 ft) elevation, and in pockets on the southern side of the island between 200 and 300 meters elevation. It is commonly found with the shrubs Maytenus umbellata and Globularia salicina.

Other Sideroxylon plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sideroxylon mirmulano by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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