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Petitia domingensis Jacq.
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Comments: Pine barrens, coppices, and scrub-lands (Bahamas). Also known on hillsides, thickets and woods, and in coastal limestone and lower mountain regions of Puerto Rico.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. On hillsides, thickets and woods, in the coastal limestone, and lower mountain regions of Puerto Rico.
Uses: Building materials/timber
Comments: In Puerto Rico the timber is used locally for making rollers in the coffee-hulling mills. In Cuba the wood is highly esteemed for making carts, and general carpentry, fence and house posts, and piling. It is also suited for cabinetwork, furniture and interior finish.
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Comments: Record (1924) considers Petitia poeppigii Sch. to be a synonym of P. domingensis.
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United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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