Terminalia latifolia

Botanical Description

Terminalia latifolia is a tree with markedly horizontal branches, growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole is buttressed and can be 90cm or more in diameter. The bole is straight, well formed, and usually clear of branches for about 15 metres[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. , 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and edible seed, which are mainly used locally. The plant is rare in many parts of its range, though in Jamaica the tree appears to be locally common in relict woodland, especially in the western parishes. It is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].