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Terminalia glabrata

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Terminalia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. In the Cook Islands it is commonly known as eastern tropical-almond, kauariki, or ‘enua.[2] It is a tree native to the Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, Samoan Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, and Tubuai Islands in the South Pacific.[1]

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Terminalia glabrata is a tall broad-topped tree which sheds its leaves during the winter. It has large leaves (< 25 cm) which are wide-oval in shape and widest near the tip, and grow in terminal clusters. Fruits grow up to 4.5 cm in length, and are ovoid and flattened with blunt-edged wings.[2]

In the Cook Islands it is native to the islands of Mangaia and Rarotonga, where it is widespread in interior slope forest from low to mid-elevations.[2]

Four varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Terminalia glabrata var. brownii Fosberg & Sachet – Marquesas Islands
  • Terminalia glabrata var. glabrata – Cook Islands, Samoan Islands, and Society Islands
  • Terminalia glabrata var. haroldii (Exell) Fosberg & Sachet – Tubuai Islands
  • Terminalia glabrata var. koariki (Exell) Fosberg & Sachet – Tuamotu Islands (Mangareva)
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