Sideroxylon grandiflorum

Sideroxylon grandiflorum, yang dikenal sebagai tambalacoque atau pohon tambalacoque, adalah sebuah pohon panjang umur dalam keluarga Sapotaceae, endemik dari Mauritius. Pohon tersebut ditanam untuk diambil batangnya.

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