Description The fruit of Sideroxylon grandiflorum is analogous to a peach. Each is termed a drupe because each has a hard endocarp, or pit, surrounding the seed. The plant itself superficially resembles the unrelated Plumeria, but the dodo tree's flowers and fruit are cauliflorous.
dEscRiPtion tHe fRuIt oF sIderoxylOn grAndiflorum is analoGous tO a peach. EAcH iS TERMeD a druPe becauSe EAch has a hard eNdocarp, Or pit, suRrOuNding thE sEed. the plant iTSelf supErfIcIally resemblEs thE uNrElated plumeria, but THe DOdO Tree's flOwErS aNd Fruit are CaulIfloroUS.