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Suriana maritima L.

Bay cedar

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Bay cedar
Español Guitaran; Temporana
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories USA (Florida); Cayman Isl.; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; Antigua; Barbados; Barbuda; Dominica; Grenada; Grenadines; Guadeloupe (incl. La Désirade); Martinique; Montserrat; Panama; Belize; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; ?Costa Rica; Colombia (Bolívar, La Guajira, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina); Venezuela (Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Guarico, Miranda, Nueva Esparta); Aruba; Bonaire; Curaçao; NE-Brazil; Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatan); French Guiana?; Chagos Arch. (Diego Garcia); Seychelles [I]; Mozambique; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rodrigues; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] (Ile Europa, Juan de Nova Isl.); Iles Glorieuses; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Philippines (Cuyo); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor); Moluccas (Tanimbar); Andaman Isl. (South Andamans); Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobars, Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); India (Tamil Nadu); Pakistan (Sind); Viet Nam; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Maldives; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); New Caledonia; Wallis & Futuna; Fiji; American Samoa (Rose Atoll); Austral Isl. (Rimatara, Raivavae, Tubuai); Banaba [Ocean] Isl.; Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Gilbert Isl. (Tabiteuea, Onotoa); Henderson Isl.; Marshall Isl. (Enewetok, Bikini, Ailinginae, Rongelap, Rongerik, Taka, Utirik, Ujelang, Ujae, Wotho, Lae, Kwajalein, Ailuk, Likiep, Aur, Ailinglapalap, Arno, Kili, Jaluit); Fed. States of Micronesia (Ulithi, Murilo, Nomwin, Truk); N-Line Isl. (Palmyra Atoll, Tabueran, Kiritimati); Palau (Pulu Anna); Phoenix Isl. (Kanton, Orona); S-Line Isl. (Caroline Atoll); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Tetiaroa Atoll, Moorea, Tahaa, Mopelia Atoll, Huahine, Tupai, Bora Bora, Raiatea); Northern Marianas (Saipan, Rota); Guam; Tonga (Tongatapu, 'Eua, Lifuka, Vava'u, Niuatoputapu); Tuamotu Arch. (Makatea Isl., Rangiroa Atoll, Takapoto Atoll, Anaa, Vahanga, Tureia, Vana Vana, Ahunui, Menga Menga, Niau, Ahii, Takaroa, Apataki, Tikehau, etc.); Gambier Isl. (Mangareva); Tuvalu (Nui Atoll); [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Islands, etc.); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); Ashmore & Cartier Isl. (Ashmore Reef); Cocos [Keeling] Isl.
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Surianaceae
Genus Suriana
Species maritima
Author citation L.
Scientific name Suriana maritima L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Leaves

Bay cedar

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson