Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia oblongata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

New leaves may be poisoning for livestock due to the presence of oxalates[ 428 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 65 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1978 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama. ].

Botanical Description

Yellow wood is a dense, deciduous shrub growing around 2.5 metres tall, or a tree growing up to 20 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 , 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland.

HabitatGently undulating plains, in minor depressions, and along watercourses[ 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. ]. Often in pure stands or associated with Coolibah (Eucalyptus microtheca ) and Brigalow in heavy soils[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].