1032 SAPOTACEAE 
Staminodia nearly as long as the corolla- 
lobes. Style elongate: stigma minute. Berr 
spheroidal, rough.—One species. 
1. S. Achras Mill, Tree with rusty-tomentose an 
at ] 
;'hite, 
long; lobes iu "d as long as the tube: 
ber s 4—8 em. in diameter.—(SAPODILLA. |: 
Ditty.)—Hammocks, old fields, and cult. a 
a. Ev orgie Keys, Fla. and Florida . 
Keys.—Nat. of W. L, and cult.—(Mez., C. A., S. 4.)—A1l year. 
3. SIDEROXYLON [Dill ] L. Shrubs or trees. Leaf-blades not lustrous- 
pubescent. Calyx-lobes 5 or 6. Corolla glabrous: lobes 5 or 6, entire. Anther 
notched. Staminodia much shorter than the 
corolla-lobes. Style columnar: stigma trun- 
cate.—About 75 species, of warm and tropi- 
cal regions. S 
S. S Jacq. Evergreen tree 
à he 
—Spr.— ] year.—The orange-colored, heavy, and strong 
heart- wood is "used locally For e -work E boat-building. 
UMA Juss. Trees. Leaf-blades more or less elongate, usually broad- 
ened phus Calyx-lobes 5, in 1 or 2 series. Corolla white or pale: lobes 5, 
entire or nearly so. Staminodia slender, 
shorter than the corolla-lobes. ary 5- 
celled, or sometimes 4—6-celled: style eolum- 
ar: stigma slightly dilated. Berry globu- 
lar, or slightly elongate, smooth.— ifty 
species or more, mostly of tropical Ameriea. 
1. L. nervosa A. DC. Leaf- cae tado 
10-20 em. ms acute or acutish: 
the inner ones rounded at apex: 
eys. oe 
of S. A. and eult.— .)—The name egg-fruit e to the resemblance 
of the flesh s the fruit to the yolk of a hard-boiled egg. 
