Sideroxylon_celastrinum
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Species of tree
Sideroxylon celastrinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, that is native to Texas[2] and Florida[4] in the United States south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America. Common names include saffron plum[5] and coma.[6][7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft). The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate. Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes.[8]