Terminalia kaernbachii
Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia kaernbachii

Terminalia kaernbachii

Edibility
5/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia kaernbachii is a large, deciduous tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 45 metres tall, though it is usually smaller in cultivation. The straight, cylindrical bole is usually buttressed[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The seed is a very popular food in the areas where it grows, indeed it is said to be one of the tastiest of all tropical seeds[ 324 Title Edible Nuts. Publication Non-Wood Forest Products, Handbook 5 Author Wickens G.E. Website http://www.fao.org/docrep/ Publisher FAO, Rome. Year 1995 ISBN 92-5-103748-5 Description Detailed information on 20 of the most valuable nut crops, plus more basic information on a wide range of other nut-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Commonly harvested from wild trees in the forests, it is also semi-cultivated by the local people there[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The seeis are often sold in local markets, and are considered to have a significant commercial potential to a wider market[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 1817 Title South Pacific Indigenous Nuts. ACIAR Proceedings No 69 Publication Author Stevens M.L.; Bourke R.M. & Evans B.R. Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Canbe Year 1996 ISBN 1 86320 175 0 Description Proceedings of a workshop held from 31 October to 4 November 1994 at Le Lagon Resort, Port Vila, Vanuatu. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea to the Solomon Islands.
HabitatScattered, but sometimes common, in lowland rainforest and riverine forest, at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].