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Selected Trees and Shrubs
Bucida buceras, Common name: Antigua Whitewood


Plant Family: Member of the Combretaceace family; other members include West Indian Almond or Zamande (Terminalia catappa)

Description: Wide-spreading, slow growing tree, up to 25 m tall (80 ft), sometimes with axillary spines in juvenile plants; full, oval to rounded crown with age; very dense foliage; leaves elliptical and leathery; tree flowers in February and sporadically throughout the year; flowers greenish to pale yellow in 10 cm spikes (4 in); ovary sometimes developing into a curved hornlike gall several centimeters long; fruit obliquely ovoid, about 1.25 cm long (0.5 in).

Natural Habitat: Full sun; does best in rich, moist, well-drained soil, but can be grown in almost any type soil; high tolerance to saline soils and drought, and does well in sea-side locations; heavy branches very wind tolerant.

Origin and Distribution: New World Tropics from Florida and the West Indies (excluding Dominica) to Central America.

Uses: Grown as ornamental and shade tree, but strong roots will uplift sidewalks and pavement.
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References:
C.D. Adams. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona: Glasgow University Press, 1972.
FloridaGardener.com, Nov. 2002.
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Preface - How it Began
Introduction to Website
A Brief History
Plan of Gardens 
Contemporary Commentary​
​Trees, Shrubs, Birds

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Selected Trees and Shrubs
Medicinal Plants
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Gardens Activities
  Florida's Fairchild Garden
Parrot/Animal Sanctuary
Birds of the Gardens
Garden Views

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Three Virtual Tours
Panoramic Views Today
Early Panoramic Views
 
Hurricane David's Ravages
Future Developments
Curators/Administrators
Reports and Documents
  
Getting Involved
Related Links
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