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Combretaceae
Terminalia

Terminalia buceras (Linnaeus) C. Wright. Common name: Gregorywood, Oxhorn Bucida, Black-olive. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hammocks. Distribution: FL; West Indies; Mexico and Central America. Likely native in the Florida Keys (Elliott Key); now more widespread in FL as an introduction.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA10, K4, Meso4.1, Mex; = Bucida bucera — SFla, orthographic variant; = Bucida buceras L. — Bah, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Bucida buceras L. 1759

Links to other floras: = Terminalia buceras - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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