Article Nº 2278 Plant Vol. II · pp. 649–650
Marmulano (Sideroxylon Marmulano)
The marmulano, a milky-sapped shrub of the Sapotaceae found in north-west Madeira and Porto Santo, valued for its yellowish wood and fodder leaves.
A shrub of the family Sapotaceae, with milky sap, large, leathery, obovate or obovate-oblong leaves, and very small flowers arranged in axillary clusters. It is found at Porto Moniz, at Ribeira da Janela, at Seixal, on Porto Santo, etc. It yields a yellowish wood, and its leaves make good fodder.
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