Buchenavia capitata

Buchenavia capitata is a tree of the Caribbean and northeastern South-American regions.^[2] Its Spanish vernacular names include granadillo (Puerto Rico),^[3] almendro (Colombia), amarillo and olivo negro (Venezuela), and mirindiba and periquiteira (Brazil).^[4] Its English vernacular name is fourleaf buchenavia.^[5] It is also known as Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard.^[6]

Buchenavia capitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Combretaceae
Genus:	Buchenavia
Species:	B. capitata
Binomial name
Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichl.
Synonyms[1]
Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard.

Taxonomy

It belongs to the order of Myrtales in the class of Equisetopsida.^[7] It is considered a synonym of Buchenavia tetraphylla, which is considered the accepted name.^[8]

Characteristics

This tree grows to a height of 60 to 80 ft and 2 to 4 ft in diameter; has rather large buttresses, but has good log form above them.^[9]

Habitat

This tree is common in the Toro Negro State Forest.^[10] It is native to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.^[11]

References

1. Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler. The Plant List: A working list of all plant species. December 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
2. Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R. Howard. "Granadillo" Combretaceae, Familia de los combretums. Peter L. Weaver. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 11 August 2013. (Previously published in English: Weaver, Peter L. 1991. Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichl. Granadillo. SO-ITF-SM-43. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.)
3. Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. Technology Transfer Fact Sheet: Buchenavia capitata. Center for Wood Anatomy Research. USDA Forest Service. Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, WI. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
5. Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard. ITIS Report. Taxonomic Serial No.: 506855. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. White House Subcommittee on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics. USGS Reston, VA. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
6. Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard. ITIS Report. Taxonomic Serial No.: 506855. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. White House Subcommittee on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics. USGS Reston, VA. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
7. Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler. Tropicos. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
8. Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler. The Plant List: A working list of all plant species. December 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
9. Technology Transfer Fact Sheet: Buchenavia capitata. Center for Wood Anatomy Research. USDA Forest Service. Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, WI. (From: Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.) Retrieved 11 August 2013.
10. Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived August 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
11. Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) Howard. "fourleaf buchenavia". USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. Retrieved 11 August 2013.