Terminalia catappa L.

  • Filed As

    Combretaceae
    Terminalia catappa L.

  • Collector(s)

    T. G. Yuncker 15286, 12 Mar 1953

  • Location

    Tonga. Below the village of Haakame, on the southwestern side of the island.

  • Habitat

    In seaside thicket.

  • Description

    Tree, about 8 m. tall; stem about 12 cm. in diamter. Fruit edible; stem used for making dug-out canoes. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02128643

    Occurrence ID: e04c37d6-b544-42cd-9648-a850732b3283

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Combretaceae

  • All Determinations

    Terminalia catappa L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Tonga

  • Locality

    Below the village of Haakame, on the southwestern side of the island

  • Coordinates

    -21.1829, -175.285

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1153

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to determine "below". Referred to the GeoNames geographical database for locality information (geonames.org/4032644/ha-akame.html). Used distance between coordinates and Houma to approximate geographic radial.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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T. G. YUNCKER
PLANTS OF TONGA
Island of Tongatapu
T. G. Yuncker, No. 15,286	Date:	Mar.	12,	1953
Terminalia catappa L.
Tree, about 8 m. tall; stem about 12 cm. in
diameter. Fruit edible; stem used for making dug-out
canoes. In seaside thicket below the village of
Haakame, on the southwestern side of the island.
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Tongan name: Telie
02128643