Polygonaceae
Ant tree
Triplaris cumingiana
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Triplaris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Ant tree
Synonyms
- Triplaris arnottiana Meisn.
- Triplaris auriculata Meisn.
- Triplaris guayaquilensis Wedd.
- Triplaris lindeniana Wedd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raúl A. Ruiz M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pier Luiggi Maquilón, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raúl A. Ruiz M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ileana Herrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raúl A. Ruiz M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raúl A. Ruiz M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.