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Peruvian almond
Terminalia oblonga
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common guavaPsidium guajavaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 47 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 26 |
| Chiapas | 25 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 16 |
| Provincia Heredia | 15 |
| Panama | 7 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 6 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 5 |
| Provincia San José | 4 |
| Provincia de Panamá | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | bushwillow family · Combretaceae |
| Genus | Cluster-leafs · Terminalia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Peruvian almond with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.