Terminalia tetraphylla

Terminalia tetraphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. tetraphylla
Binomial name
Terminalia tetraphylla
(Aubl.) Gere & Boatwr.
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler
  • Buchenavia ptariensis Steyerm.
  • Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R.A.Howard
  • Buchenavia vaupesana Cuatrec.
  • Bucida angustifolia Spruce ex Eichler
  • Bucida capitata Vahl
  • Cordia tetraphylla Aubl.
  • Firensia lutea Raf.
  • Gerascanthus tetraphyllus (Aubl.) Borhidi
  • Hudsonia arborea Lunan
  • Lithocardium tetraphyllum (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Terminalia capitata C.Wright
  • Terminalia hilariana Steud.
  • Terminalia obovata Cambess.
  • Pseudolmedia bucidifolia Bello

Terminalia tetraphylla is species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a tree native to tropical Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and to the Caribbean – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago.[2][3] Its Spanish vernacular names include granadillo (Puerto Rico),[4] almendro (Colombia), amarillo and olivo negro (Venezuela), and mirindiba and periquiteira (Brazil).[5] Its English vernacular name is fourleaf buchenavia.[6]

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Cordia tetraphylla by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775. In 1983 Richard A. Howard placed the species in genus Buchenavia as B. tetraphylla. In 2017 Jephris Gere and James Stephen Boatwright merged Buchenavia with genus Terminalia, and renamed the species Terminalia tetraphylla. It has many synonyms, including Terminalia capitata.[2]

Characteristics

Terminalia tetraphylla grows to a height of 60 to 80 ft and 2 to 4 ft in diameter; has rather large buttresses, but has good log form above them.[7]

Habitat

The tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.[8] It is native to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.[9]

References

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2023). "Terminalia tetraphylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T61989149A61989153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61989149A61989153.en. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Terminalia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Gere & Boatwr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ^ Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R. Howard. "Granadillo" Combretaceae, Familia de los combretums. Peter L. Weaver. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 11 August 2013. (Previously published in English: Weaver, Peter L. 1991. Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichl. Granadillo. SO-ITF-SM-43. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.)
  4. ^ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ Technology Transfer Fact Sheet: Buchenavia capitata. Center for Wood Anatomy Research. USDA Forest Service. Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, WI. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  6. ^ Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard. ITIS Report. Taxonomic Serial No.: 506855. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. White House Subcommittee on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics. USGS Reston, VA. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. ^ Technology Transfer Fact Sheet: Buchenavia capitata. Center for Wood Anatomy Research. USDA Forest Service. Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, WI. (From: Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.) Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  9. ^ Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard. "fourleaf buchenavia". USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

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