
Combretaceae FAMILY
Terminalia megalocarpa
Terminalia megalocarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
A selected yellow fleshed form is eaten in the Solomon Islands[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+megalocarpa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Food Plants of Papua New Guinea — French. B.R. · Author. · 2006 ↩︎Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
- [2]Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea — Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. · http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ ↩︎An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
- [3]Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea — Womersley. J.S. (Editor) · Melbourne University Press · 1995 · ISBN 0 522 84095 7 ↩︎Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet.
- [4]Non-Wood Forest Products in 15 Countries of Tropical Asia - An Overview. — Vantomme P.; Markkula A.; and Leslie R.N. (Editors) · FAO Regional Office; Bangkok. · 2002 · http://www.fao.org/forestry/FOP/FOPW/NWFP/nwfp-e.stm · ISBN 974-90666-0-X ↩︎Some general information on the useful, non-tree plants of forests in varions tropical countries in Asia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.