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Figure 8. The West Indies Mahogany (Meiaceae = Chinaberry Family) grows to 50 feet high, up to two feet in diameter, with thick, reddish-brown, scaly bark. Fruits are dark reddish-brown, ovate, up to five inches long (from West and Arnold, 1946).
Figure 9. The Mastic tree (Jungleplum or Wild Olive) (Sideroxylon kissimh1um) grows up to 70 feet high with a trunk up to four feet in diameter. Fruits are olive-shaped, with firm yellow skin (from Fla. Div. of Forestry, 1980)_