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Terminalia buceras

(L.) C.Wright

Gregory-wood

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132363
Element CodePDCOM02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMyrtales
FamilyCombretaceae
GenusTerminalia
Synonyms
Bucida bucerasL.
Other Common Names
gregorywood (EN) Ucar (ES)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-09-08
Change Date2002-09-08
Edition Date1994-03-17
Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP)
Rank Reasons
Upper Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands to Guadeloupe in Lesser Antilles. Also from southern Mexico to Panama and northern South America along the coasts of Colombia, Venezuela, and all three Guianas (Chudnoff 1993). In forests of the moist and dry limestone regions and forests along coasts and streams near the sea in Puerto Rico (Little and Wadsworth 1964). In the West Indies widely distributed in brackish marshes (Record and Mell 1924). Common on wet 'aguada', lake, and stream banks, often one of the dominant species; occasional in logwood swamps in Petén, Guatemala (Lundell in Mills 1957). Common in the southern part of the Yucatán peninsula (Standley in Mills 1957).
Range Extent Comments
Upper Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands to Guadeloupe in Lesser Antilles. Also from southern Mexico to Panama and northern South America along the coasts of Colombia, Venezuela, and all three Guianas (Chudnoff 1993); Petén, Guatemala (Lundell in Mills 1957). Southern part of the Yucatán peninsula (Standley in Mills 1957).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Forests of the moist and dry limestone regions and forests along coasts and streams near the sea in Puerto Rico. In the West Indies widely distributed in brackish marshes (Record and Mell 1924). Common on wet 'aguada', lake, and stream banks, often one of the dominant species; occasional in logwood swamps in Petén, Guatemala (Lundell in Mills 1957).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
References (8)
  1. Chudnoff, Martin. 1993. Tropical Timbers of the World. Handbook number 607. USDA Forest Service, Washington, D.C.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Little, E., Jr. & Wadsworth, F. 1964. Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 548 páges.
  5. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  6. Mills, T.H. 1957. Timber Trees of Northern Chiapas. Mexico, D.F.
  7. Record, S., and C. Mell. 1924. Timbers of Tropical America. New Haven: Yale University Press, U.S.A. 610 pages.
  8. Stace, C. 2010. Combretaceae: <i>Terminalia</i> and <i>Buchenavia</i> with Abdul-Ridha Alwan. Flora Neotropica 107:1-369.