Dacryodes excelsa - Wikipedia
网页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 115 feet (35 m), and grows best in soil with a PH of 4.5–5.5. [6]
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl - US Forest Service Research and …
网页Tabonuco is native to elevations from 200 to 900 m (660 to 2,800 ft) throughout Puerto Rico. On favorable sites, it may make up 35 percent of the basal area and 80 percent of the timber volume of the forest, commonly termed Dacryodes-Sloanea association (1).
America's Rainforests - FSNatureLIVE
网页From Mt. Britton four of Puerto Rico's distinct forest types can be seen: Tabonuco, Palo Colorado, Sierra Palm, and Cloud Forest. Tabonuco forest is dominated by the majestic Tabonuco Tree (Dacroydes excelsa) that can reach up to 100 feet (30 m) and grows primarily in protected sites at low elevations.
Tabonuco – Higuayagua
网页A rough translation from the Taino word is (tree of incense), The Tabonuco is a unique large forest tree, the only species of its genus found on the Greater Antilles, where is endemic only in Puerto Rico, as well as the Lesser Antilles from St. Kitts to Grenada, It is the dominant canopy tree of the mountain rain forest.
The Puerto Rican Trees That Can Stand Up to Hurricanes
网页2018年7月17日 · Unlike mainland forests, a tropical forest has no dormant season, so the palm, the tabonuco (known for grafting its roots to those of its neighbors), the ausubo, with deep buttresses at its base, and all the other trees began sprouting branches and putting on leaves almost immediately. The trees had no time to waste, because they continue to ...
Niche: Tabonuco | Journey to El Yunque
网页Some local scientists call the old-growth forest the tabonuco forest type, in honor of my tree. Other scientists call it the subtropical wet forest life zone. It is only found where growing conditions are ideal. The land, below 2,000 feet (600 meters), is well drained. The soil is deep and porous (so the rain can pass through it).
El Yunque National Forest - Big Tree Trail - US Forest Service
网页It is called the Big Tree Trail due to the large Tabonuco trees found along the trail. The trail ends at Cascada La Mina (La Mina Falls), an exquisite waterfall that drops over 35 feet through a jumble of huge rocks into a lovely pool where hikers can choose to swim in the cool refreshing water or merely rest and enjoy the view.
Long live community leaders, tabonucos of Puerto Rico!
网页2024年3月2日 · Through those same roots, a tabonuco tree can connect with up to 20 others to form a community. Like the tabonuco, the community leaders of Puerto Rico are robust, resourceful, wise, and supportive. They are like a beacon and refuge for the communities of our archipelago.
Landscape effects on structure and species composition of tabonuco …
网页2012年2月15日 · A highly fragmented landscape with eroded soils, exposes tabonuco trees on the perimeter of the fragment to adverse conditions for their growth and survival, and exposes the perimeter to invasion by introduced and other native species not usually associated with tabonuco forests.
Tabonuco - HASER
网页Tabonuco is a Puerto Rican organization that focuses on ecological education, serving youth from Puerto Rico and beyond through different workshops, farm visits, and experiential camps. Its mission is to empower Puerto Rican youth with transformative learning experiences that cultivate social and ecological awareness and stewardship.
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