Small spiny evergreen tree or large shrub ; up to 2 m tall . Stems with rather grey , gnaled branches ending in spines ; spines in juvenile plants many , thin and leafless , hardly longer than the leaves , in mature plants stronger and longer , and often carrying small clusters of leaves and flowers , or occasionally the plant is unarmed . Leaves alternate , grey/green , leathery , oblong-ovate to spatulate , obtuse at apex , base tapering into a short petiole , with entire margins and a pointed tip . Inflorescences dense axillary clusters . Flowers small , sessile , white or pale yellow ; sepals 5-lobed , sericeous ; petals 5-lobed ; stamens 5 , protruding , ovary globose , silky . Fruit berry , c . 1 . 5 cm in diameter , fleshy , globose with a short apical point , turning purple or black when ripe , 1-seeded , edible . Seeds c . 5 mm in diameter , almost globose , yellowish-brown . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Frequent
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Monotheca mascatensis A.DC.
Reptonia buxifolia (Falc.) A.DC.
Reptonia mascatensis (A.DC.) Radlk. ex O.Schwartz
Sideroxylon buxifolium Hutch.
This tree is propagated by seeds and stem cuttings. Steps to follow: 1. Seed propagation: • Sow collected seeds in seed tray filled with a ratio of 3 peat moss: 1 compost, 5 cm apart. • Irrigate the seed tray three times a week. • Germination commences from 12–34 days. Seed germination of this species is low and average germination is around 3%. 2. Cutting propagation: • For stem cutting propagation, use soft, semi-mature and hard cutting with at least 5 nodes. • Plant them in pots filled with a ratio of 1 peat: 3 perlites: 1 compost. • Leave cuttings in a cool shaded area under a mist system to keep them wet.
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The berries are edible, collected by the local inhabitants and are sold in local markets. The flowers are locally known as atar. (Oman Botanic Garden). In Omani studies: Ghazanfar (2003) wrote that: "The plant has been described by early Arab writers in the 9th century as a "mountain tree with edible berries, ripening black, that blacken the mouth of the eater". The berries are collected by the local inhabitants and are also sold in markets. A variant of the species, locally called hegimt bears yellow-brown fruits. This form is widespread in the Jabal Al Akhdar range (western Hajar), Jabal Kawr (western Hajar) and the eastern Hajar range. It is well known and preferred for its better flavoured fruits. It is sympatric with the black-coloured fruit form and flowers and fruits at the same time, from April to June". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.1).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *Hopkins, E., & Al Yahyai, R. (2020). Sideroxylon mascatense: A new crop for high elevation arid climates?. Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences [JAMS], 25, 02–08. Retrieved from https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/3466 *POWO (2022). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
