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Terminalia glabrata

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Terminalia glabrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. glabrata
Binomial name
Terminalia glabrata
G.Forst. (1786)
Synonyms[1]

Myrobalanus glabrata (G.Forst.) Kuntze (1891)

Terminalia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in family Combretaceae. In the Cook Islands it is commonly known as eastern tropical-almond, kauariki, or ‘enua.[2] It is a tree native to the Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, Samoan Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, and Tubuai Islands in the South Pacific.[1]

Terminalia glabrata is a tall broad-topped tree which sheds its leaves during the winter. It has large leaves (< 25 cm) which are wide-oval in shape and widest near the tip, and grow in terminal clusters. Fruits grow up to 4.5 cm in length, and are ovoid and flattened with blunt-edged wings.[2]

In the Cook Islands it is native to the islands of Mangaia and Rarotonga, where it is widespread in interior slope forest from low to mid-elevations.[2]

Four varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Terminalia glabrata var. brownii Fosberg & Sachet – Marquesas Islands
  • Terminalia glabrata var. glabrata – Cook Islands, Samoan Islands, and Society Islands
  • Terminalia glabrata var. haroldii (Exell) Fosberg & Sachet – Tubuai Islands
  • Terminalia glabrata var. koariki (Exell) Fosberg & Sachet – Tuamotu Islands (Mangareva)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Terminalia glabrata G.Forst. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c McCormack, Gerald (2007) Terminalia glabrata | Polynesian Tropical-Almond Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.