Terminalia chicharronia C.Wright subsp. chicharronia

  • Authority

    Stace, C. A. & Alwan, A.-R A. 2010. Combretaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 107: 1-369. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Combretaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Terminalia chicharronia C.Wright subsp. chicharronia

  • Synonyms

    Terminalia maestrensis Bisse

  • Description

    Species Description - Leaves densely rufous-pubescent to tomentose abaxially. Petiole usually less than 1 cm, densely pubescent. Intersecondary veins present; tertiary and higher order veins prominently raised abaxially, often orthogonally arranged; areolation well developed, prominent. Inflorescence and flowers densely pubescent to tomentose.

  • Distribution

    Sympatric with T. eriostachya in western and eastern (but not central) Cuba (Oriente, perhaps west into Camaguey; Pinar del Rio, La Habana), in the hills in dry forests and by rivers.

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