Terminalia brownii
Terminalia brownii
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of dry to moist tropical areas, where it is usually found at elevations up to 600 metres but sometimes to 2,000 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime annual temperatures are within the range 14 - 24°c, though it can tolerate 7 - 32°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall of 500 - 1,300mm, but tolerates 400 - 1,500mm[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Prefers deep, sandy soils in the wild, where it is also widespread on loamy soils[1]. Established plants are drought resistant[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 7, but tolerates 4 - 7.5[1]. The tree is slow-growing, though this can be improved with irrigation[2].
Propagation
Seed - viability can be maintained for at least 1 year in hermetic storage at 3°c[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+brownii>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
- [3]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/