Dacryodes excelsa

Dacryodes excelsa is a tree native to Puerto Rico with a habitat that extends into the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean region.^[1] Its English vernacular names include gommier and candlewood.^[2] Its Spanish common name is tabonuco.^[3] According to Richards,^[4] "it is the most conspicuous large emergent tree" in the Luquillo mountains of Puerto Rico. It is also found in Toro Negro State Forest, in Puerto Rico Cordillera Central.^[5] Dacryodes excelsa grows to around 115 feet (35 m), and grows best in soil with a PH of 4.5–5.5.^[6]

Dacryodes excelsa
Tabonuco tree (Dacryodes excelsa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Dacryodes
Species:	D. excelsa
Binomial name
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl