Sideroxylon salicifolium

Sideroxylon salicifolium, commonly called white bully or willow bustic, is a species of flowering plant native to Florida, the West Indies and Central America.

Taxonomy

It has also been considered a member of the genus Dipholis, with the binomial Dipholis salicifolia.

It is a small tree, 10–20 m tall, with smooth beige bark, spirally arranged leaves and small cream-coloured flowers borne in clusters of five to 12. The fruit is a small berry with between one and three seeds. As it ripens, the fruit turns from green to reddish brown and then to dark brown when it is mature.