Terminalia carolinensis

Terminalia carolinensis, commonly known as the ka tree or keima tree, is a tree that grows on the Micronesian islands of Kosrae and Pohnpei. The trees have umbrella shaped crowns and mossy buttressed bases. The trees are found in the Yela Forest. Known as Keima on Pohnpei and Ka on Kosrae, it is used for timber, canoe manufacture, cabinetry, flooring, for medicine and for its edible nuts.

Description

A tree. It grows straight and has branches coming out parallel to the ground. It can grow 25 m tall. It has buttresses at the base. They can stretch 10 m from the base.

Edible Uses

The nuts are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in freshwater swamp areas.

Where It Grows

FSM, Kosrae, Marquesas, Micronesia, Pacific, Pohnpei,

Notes

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Also Known As

Ka, Keima

References (1)

• www.manoa.hawaii.edu/botany/plants of micronesia

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