''Sloanea berteroana'' is a

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

of the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

region. The name is often misspelled as ''Sloanea berteriana''.See, for example
"Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources." Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca., 2011) Page 88. (Retrieved 10 August 2013.)
an
"Sloanea berteriana (''sic'') Choisy ex DC. bullwood." USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Plants Database. 2013. (Retrieved 10 August 2013.)
/ref> Its vernacular names include montillo and bullwood. It is native to

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

. This tree is common in the

Toro Negro State Forest Toro Negro State Forest (Spanish: ''Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro'') is one of the 21 forests that make up the public forests system in Puerto Rico. It is also Puerto Rico's highest cloud forest. It is in the Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico, Cord ...

.''Puerto Rico Statewide Assessment and Strategies for Forest Resources.''
Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (n.d.; ca., 2011) Page 88. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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berteroana Trees of the Caribbean Flora of Puerto Rico Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{tree-stub