Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico.

synonyms: black haw, Bumelia lanuginosa, chittamwood, chittimwood, false buckthorn.

Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit.

synonyms: Bumelia lycioides, mock orange, shittim, southern buckthorn.

Wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle.