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Terminalia amazonia

Synonyms: Bucida buceras var. angustifolia; Chuncoa amazonia (homotypic); Chuncoa obovata; Gimbernatia amazonia; Terminalia ovata

Wikipedia Abstract

Terminalia amazonia is a species of tropical trees from the specie Terminalia that grows from the Gulf of Mexico watersheds to Guyana in South America. This tree can grow above 50 m (164 feet) and sometimes 70 m (230 feet) in some forests. In most cases, it has a straight trunk and the bark is thin, dull and grayish yellow or grayish brown. It blooms between February and April while the fruit ripens between March and May.In Belize, Terminalia amazonia is known as bullywood or Nargusta. Terminalia amazonia is a tropical tree under lowland broad-leaved forest and have been used for commercial logging. The wood is hard and durable. In Belize, Terminalia amazonia is widely located in the Mountain Pine Ridge.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  1850 lbf (839 kgf) Hard
Specific Gravity [2]  0.65

Predators

Ara macao (Scarlet Macaw)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2Wood Technology Transfer Fact Sheets U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
3Current Status and Conservation of the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in the Osa Conservation Area (ACOSA), Costa Rica, Fiona Dear, Christopher Vaughan and Adrián Morales Polanco, Research Journal of the Costa Rican Distance Education University Vol. 2(1): 7-21, June, 2010
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0