Dacryodes excelsa
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Dacryodes excelsa is a tree
of the Caribbean
region. Its vernacular names include tabonuco, gommier, and candlewood.
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
region. Its vernacular names include tabonuco, gommier, and candlewood.