Suriana maritima
Bay Cedar, Bay Cedar
Other regional names: Baycedar +1 more
- Baycedar
- Guitar
Also known as: Suriana maritima var. deplanchei Vieill. ex Guillaumin
- Suriana maritima var. deplanchei Vieill. ex Guillaumin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Surianaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Suriana maritima (commonly known as Bay Cedar) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Surianaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gilbert Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.