title: Sideroxylon canariense
text: # Sideroxylon canariense
  
  Sideroxylon canariense is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
  
  ## Description
  
  Sideroxylon canariense is an evergreen tree that grows up to 10 meters in height.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Sideroxylon canariense is found on steep slopes and ravines, and in dry laurel forests (laurisilva), between 100 and 1000 meters elevation.
  
  ## Systematics
  
  It was formerly considered a subspecies (canariense) of Sideroxylon mirmulano, which is native to Madeira.
  
  