title: Sideroxylon cubense
text: # Sideroxylon cubense
  
  Sideroxylon cubense is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), the Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Sideroxylon confertum was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it was considered endemic to Cuba, but as of January 2023 was treated as a junior synonym within the more widely distributed S. cubense.
  
  