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species 30,765 observations

Sea Almond

Terminalia catappa

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

6 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Motya abseuzalis 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Caribbean Fruit Fly 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Eastern Gray Squirrel 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors White-tipped Black, Gold-spotted Aguna 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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