Terminalia carolinensis
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Terminalia carolinensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Combretaceae |
Genus: | Terminalia |
Species: | T. carolinensis
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Binomial name | |
Terminalia carolinensis Kaneh.
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Terminalia carolinensis, commonly known as the ka tree or keima tree, is a tree that grows on the Micronesian islands of Kosrae and Pohnpei. The trees have umbrella shaped crowns and mossy buttressed bases.[1] The trees are found in the Yela Forest.[1] Known as Keima on Pohnpei and Ka on Kosrae, it is used for timber, canoe manufacture, cabinetry, flooring, for medicine and for its edible nuts.[2]
References
- ^ a b Nature Conservancy February/ March 2015 page 36
- ^ Terminalia carolinesis - Combretaceae Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine People and Plants of Micronesia
External links
- Protecting world's last ka forest Nature Conservancy article on Treehugger website. Includes image of buttressed trunk and ka tree canopy