Sloanea caribaea
| Sloanea caribaea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| In Guadeloupe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Sloanea |
| Species: | S. caribaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sloanea caribaea Krub & Urban ex Duss | |
Sloanea caribaea is a tree native to the eastern Caribbean and northern South America.[1] Its local names include acomat boucan (in Guadeloupe and Martinique),[2][3] chataignier (in Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent),[2] and chatannyé ti-fèy or chataignier 'ti feuille (in Dominica).[4][5][2]
Description
Sloanea caribaea is a very large tree, reaching heights of over 40 m (131 ft) tall.[6][7] Its trunk's diameter can reach up to 2–4.9 m (6.5–16 ft). It has tall and broad buttress roots.[6][8] Its bark is relatively smooth and brownish in color, and starts to peel off into thin strips over time.[6][2]
Sloanea caribaea is native to the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil.[9] It is the most common Sloanea species on Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada.[10][11]
Taxonomy
The first species description was provided in 1896 (published 1897) by Antoine Duss in Annales de l'Institut Colonial de Marseille, following Karl Wilhelm Leopold Krug and Ignatz Urban.[12] A synonym is Sloanea larensis Steyerm. The genus name Sloanea honors the Irish physician and botanist Hans Sloane.[13]
Ecology
On St. Lucia, Sloanea caribaea are habitats for wildlife such as Antillean fruit-eating bats and other Brachyphylla.[14] On Dominica, the trees provide nesting areas for the Sisserou Parrot (Amazona imperialis) and Jaco Parrot (Amazona arausiaca).[15]
References
- ↑ "Sloanea caribaea". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013-09-21). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.
- ↑ Grandtner, M. M. (2005-04-08). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-046018-5.
- ↑ "Syndicate Nature Trail - Ministry of Tourism" (PDF). tourism.gov.dm. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ↑ Nicolson, Dan H. (1991). "Flora of Dominica, Part 2: Dicotyledoneae". Smithsonian Contribution to Botany (PDF) (77 ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press.
- 1 2 3 "La Soufrière". Rando Guadeloupe. Parc national de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Acomat boucan". Karibiodiv (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Sloanea caribaea Krug & Urb. ex Duss". The World Flora Online. 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sloanea caribaea Krug & Urb. ex Duss | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Beard, J.S. 1949. The Natural Vegetation of the Windward and Leeward Islands. Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK. 192 pp.
- ↑ DeWalt, Saara J.; Ickes, Kalan; James, Arlington (2016). "Forest and Community Structure of Tropical Sub-Montane Rain Forests on the Island of Dominica, Lesser Antilles" (PDF). Caribbean Foresters: A Collaborative Network for Forest Dynamics and Regional Forestry Initiatives.
- ↑ online auf biodiversitylibrary.org.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5.
- ↑ Pedersen, Scott; Kwiecinski, Gary; Genoways, Hugh; Larsen, Roxanne; Larsen, Peter; Phillips, Carleton; Baker, Robert (2018-11-29). "Bats of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles". University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers.
- ↑ "Chatannier". DOM767. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- Sloanea caribaea at Oxford University's Virtual Field Herbarium.