Dacryodes excelsa | |
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Tabonuco tree (Dacryodes excelsa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Burseraceae |
Genus: | Dacryodes |
Species: | D. excelsa
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Binomial name | |
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl
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Dacryodes excelsa is a tree native to Puerto Rico with a habitat that extends into the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean region. [1] Its English vernacular names include gommier and candlewood. [2] Its Spanish common name is tabonuco. [3] According to Richards, [4] "it is the most conspicuous large emergent tree" in the Luquillo mountains of Puerto Rico. It is also found in Toro Negro State Forest, in Puerto Rico Cordillera Central. [5] Dacryodes excelsa grows to around 115 feet (35 m), and grows best in soil with a PH of 4.5–5.5. [6]
Dacryodes excelsa | |
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Tabonuco tree (Dacryodes excelsa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Burseraceae |
Genus: | Dacryodes |
Species: | D. excelsa
|
Binomial name | |
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl
|
Dacryodes excelsa is a tree native to Puerto Rico with a habitat that extends into the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean region. [1] Its English vernacular names include gommier and candlewood. [2] Its Spanish common name is tabonuco. [3] According to Richards, [4] "it is the most conspicuous large emergent tree" in the Luquillo mountains of Puerto Rico. It is also found in Toro Negro State Forest, in Puerto Rico Cordillera Central. [5] Dacryodes excelsa grows to around 115 feet (35 m), and grows best in soil with a PH of 4.5–5.5. [6]