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Polynesian Tropical Almond Tree

Terminalia glabrata

Family
Combretaceae (Combret family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
S. Pacific
Climate
wet tropical

About

Terminalia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. In the Cook Islands it is commonly known as eastern tropical-almond, kauariki, or ‘enua. It is a tree native to the Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, Samoan Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, and Tubuai Islands in the South Pacific.

Terminalia glabrata is a tall broad-topped tree which sheds its leaves during the winter. It has large leaves (< 25 centimetres [9.8 in]) which are wide-oval in shape and widest near the tip and grow in terminal clusters. Fruits grow up to 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) in length and are ovoid and flattened with blunt-edged wings.

Other Terminalia plants

Terminalia tetraphylla · Buchenavia pabstii · Tropical Almond · Terminalia acuminata · Terminalia albida · White Olivier · Gum Ghatti · White olive · Terminalia archipelagi · Brown damson · Arjun · Crocodile Tree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Terminalia glabrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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