Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia complanata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia complanata is an evergreen tree with a large, spreading, umbrella-shaped crown; it can grow from 20 - 55 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 31 metres, around 75cm in diameter and usually with buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 441 Title Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Womersley. J.S. (Editor) Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 1995 ISBN 0 522 84095 7 Description Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree can become shortly deciduous in dry seasons[ 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 a major exported timber in New Guinea, where it is commonly harvested from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - northeastern Australia, New Guinea to the Solomon Islands.

HabitatA canopy or emergent tree in rain-forests, at elevations up to 1,400 metres. It is sometimes dominant in riverine swamp-forest[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].