Dacryodes excelsa explained

Dacryodes excelsa is a tree native to Puerto Rico with a habitat that extends into the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean region.^[1] Its English vernacular names include gommier and candlewood.^[2] Its Spanish common name is tabonuco.^[3] According to Richards,^[4] "it is the most conspicuous large emergent tree" in the Luquillo mountains of Puerto Rico. It is also found in Toro Negro State Forest, in Puerto Rico Cordillera Central.^[5] Dacryodes excelsa grows to around, and grows best in soil with a PH of 4.5–5.5.

Notes and References

1. http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/dacryodes/excelsa.htm Tabonuco: 'Dacryodes excelsa' (Vahl.)
2. http://eol.org/pages/583026/overview Dacryodes excelsa, "Candlewood": Overview.
3. http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/Dacryodesexcelsa.pdf Dacryodes excelsa (Vahl) "Tabonuco": Burseraceae, Familia de las burseras.
4. Book: Richards. P.W.. The Tropical Rain Forest. An Ecological Study.. 1996. Cambridge University Press. 2nd. Cambridge.
5. http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.