Polygonaceae Triplaris caracasana Cham.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Domatia
• Lamina leaf blade
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Hairs
• Leaf parts
• Surface details
• Surface texture
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Annandale Falls - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Dioecious trees to 30m; bark with large scales falling to leave patchwork of colours; twigs with long terminal bud; ochrea falling v. quickly; Leave asymmetric at base, decurrent (?or cordate on shade leaves); 12 to >20 pairs laterals, up to 45cm; folded up slighly around midrib; Finer venation visible on both surface, with tufts of hairs in nerve axils and hairs on midrib.Trunk fluted and irregular, bark v. scaly. Fruits white, 3-wined.

Interest
Triplaris - from Gk triplex, triple. Parts of the flower in threes. Often colonised by ants (Fournet).

Specimen information

Collection Date
09/12/2002

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
1001

Location
Annandale waterfalls area, by water.

Notes
c. 20m tree at stream edge below waterfall, with large leaves; slender, hollow at base between butts. 3 winged fruits. Leaves folded up / boat-shaped, the spikes tending to lie in the 'hollow' thus created. Twigs hollow. APical buds c. 10cm long, yellowish, like a Ficus or Irvingia bud. 2 male trees downstream are smaller.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.000000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 0.0