Sideroxylon celastrinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, that is native to Texas[2] and Florida[4] in the United States south through Central America to northern Venezuela and Colombia in South America.

Common names include saffron plum[5] and coma.

[6][7] It is a spiny shrub or small tree that reaches a height of 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft).

The dark green leaves are alternate or fascicled at the nodes and oblanceolate to obovate.

Greenish-white flowers are present from May to November and are followed by single-seeded, blue-black drupes.