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West Indian Walnut
Juglans jamaicensis
Juglans jamaicensis, the West Indian walnut, nogal, or palo de nuez, is a species of walnut in the Juglandaceae family. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. It is not, in fact, native to Jamaica, as its name would suggest.
From the article Juglans jamaicensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This is a large tree which can reach 25 m (82 ft) in height. The compound leaves are each made up of several lance-shaped, toothed leaflets up to 9 centimeters long. Trees bear male and female inflorescences, the male a catkin up to 11 centimeters long and the female an array of flowers at the end of a newly grown shoot. The fruit is a drupe roughly 2 to 3 centimeters long with a black husk and a seed, which is an edible walnut meat, inside. The attractive wood is similar to that of the black walnut (Juglans nigra).
Range & habitat
It is found on Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico. It is not, in fact, native to Jamaica, as its name would suggest.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 439252.