About Terminalia buceras (L.) C.Wright
Taxonomic Classification
Terminalia buceras (L.) C.Wright is a tree species belonging to the Combretaceae family.
Common Names
It has multiple common English names: bullet tree, black olive tree, gregorywood (alternatively spelled gregory wood), Antigua whitewood, and oxhorn bucida.
Native Distribution Range
This species is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America, falling within the Neotropical realm.
Habitat Preference
It commonly grows in coastal swamps and wet inland forests at low elevations.
Specific Native Localities
The specific countries and regions where it is native include: Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuelan Antilles, Nicaragua, Windward Islands, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico (Southeast, Southwest, Gulf, and Central regions), Leeward Islands, Belize, Hispaniola (encompassing the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Turks-Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas.
Introduced Range
It is considered an introduced species in Florida and Trinidad and Tobago.
