Wild Flowering Plants

Staphyleaceae
Turpinia occidentalis   (Sw.) G.Don
Bwa lat
Mexico to Tropical America.
Tree of semi-evergreen seasonal forest around Mon Souf and lower montane rainforest remnants Derache, Soufriere.
Very rare, possibly endangered.
Its local name suggests it was used in roofs and may have been over-exploited.
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