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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Terminalia oblonga
Firewood
Lumber
Peru Common Name
Rifari
Tree Family
Combretaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
10cm
Length
×
4.5cm
Width
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
30–900m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Unknown
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
The seeds are dispersed widely by the wind. Plant seeds in a moderately shaded position in a nursery seedbed. Germination takes 50 to 60 days. Plant in individual containers as soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle. They should be ready for permanent planting 8 to 12 months later.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Firewood
  • Lumber
Used in construction, general carpentry, internal construction, bridges, railway sleepers, furniture, cabinets, floors, fence posts and stakes.
Farm Services
  • Unknown
Biodiversity Benefits
No

Citations

Citations

Solis R, Vallejos-Torres G, Arévalo L, Marín-Díaz J, Ñique-Alvarez M, Engedal T, Bruun TB (2020). Carbon stocks and the use of shade trees in different coffee growing systems in the Peruvian Amazon. The Journal of Agricultural Science 1–11. https:// doi.org/10.1017/S002185962000074X;


Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-10-13. tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+jambos;

Terminalia oblonga (Ruiz & Pav.) Steud. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed on 2022-10-14. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei;

Schiøtz, M., Boesen, M. V., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Sørensen, M., & Kollmann, J. (2006). Regeneration in Terminalia oblonga (Combretaceae)—A common timber tree from a humid tropical forest (La Chonta, Bolivia). Forest ecology and management, 225(1-3), 306-312.;

Arnáez-Serrano, E., & Moreira-González, I. (2005). Estudio preliminar de la biología reproductiva Terminalia oblonga (Surá) en la región Huetar Norte, Costa Ria. Revista Tecnología en Marcha, 18(2), ág-76.

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