Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia arostrata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia arostrata is a deciduous or semi-deciduous tree with pendulous branches and a rounded crown; it can grow 4.5 - 12 metres tall[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and fuel. It is used as an ornamental also for indoor plantings[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland.

HabitatBasaltic plains, seasonal swamps in heavy soils and alluvium[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. Found mainly on flat to gently undulating, low-lying alluvial plains and less commonly on dissected plateaux at elevations from 80 - 425 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].