''Sideroxylon lycioides'', the buckthorn bully, is a small tree in the family

Sapotaceae 240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India The Sapotaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants belonging to the order (biology), order Ericales. The family includes about 800 species of ev ...

. It is widely distributed in the

southeastern United States The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern por ...

from Texas to southeast Virginia. The fruit pulp is thin but edible and consumed by birds. Livestock browse the plant's foliage.

References

lycioides Trees of the Southeastern United States Trees of the Northeastern United States Trees of the North-Central United States Trees of the South-Central United States Trees of the Great Lakes region (North America) {{Sapotaceae-stub