Terminalia arbuscula

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Terminalia arbuscula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. arbuscula
Binomial name
Terminalia arbuscula
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Terminalia arbuscula, also called white olive, is a species of plant in the Combretaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Terminalia arbuscula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.