Terminalia carolinensis

Terminalia carolinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species: T. carolinensis
Binomial name
Terminalia carolinensis
Kaneh.

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

  1. 1 2 Nature Conservancy February/ March 2015 page 36
  2. Terminalia carolinesis - Combretaceae People and Plants of Micronesia

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