Terminalia chicharronia subsp. orientensis (Monach.) Alwan & Stace

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 subsp. orientensis (Monach.) Alwan & Stace

Type

Type. Cuba. Oriente: Dry ridges, east Arroyo Blanco Valley, Apr 1926, Crosby & Matthews 64 (holotype & isotype, NY).

Synonyms

Terminalia orientensis Monach., Terminalia nipensis Alain, Terminalia aroldoi Bisse, Terminalia pachystyla Borhidi

Description

Species Description - Leaves glabrous to glabrescent abaxially. Petiole to 2(-3) cm, glabrous or nearly so. Tertiary and higher order veins scarcely raised abaxially; tertiary veins randomly reticulate; areolation large, open and imperfect, not prominent and usually obscure. Inflorescence and flowers glabrous to sparsely pubescent.

Distribution

Eastern Cuba, and perhaps west into Camaguey, Cuba.

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