- Source: Dacryodes excelsa
Dacryodes excelsa is a tree native to Puerto Rico with a habitat that extends into the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean region. Its English vernacular names include gommier and candlewood. Its Spanish common name is tabonuco. According to Richards, "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. Dacryodes excelsa grows to around 115 feet (35 m), and grows best in soil with a PH of 4.5–5.5.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar kayu di Indonesia
- Dacryodes excelsa
- Dacryodes
- Burseraceae
- Geography of Puerto Rico
- El Yunque National Forest
- List of flora at Toro Negro State Forest
- Acanthotrema alboisidiatum
- Puerto Rican amazon
- List of old-growth forests
- List of trees of the Caribbean
