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Terminalia brownii Fresen.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Combretaceae > Terminalia

Characteristics

Tree 7–13(–25) m. high; bark greyish, longitudinally fissured; branchlets grey, fibrous; young shoots tomentose, becoming glabrous.. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina elliptic-obovate to broadly obovate, 6–16 cm. long, 3–8 cm. wide, apex obtuse to shortly acuminate, base acute to obtuse, sericeous-tomentose when young, becoming pilose beneath; lateral nerves 7–11 pairs; petiole 1.5–2(–4) cm. long.. Inflorescences of axillary spikes up to 12 cm. long; peduncle 1.5–2 cm. long, tomentose.. Flowers white or cream, fragrant, glabrous outside.. Fruit reddish purple, broadly elliptic to ovate, 3.5–5.5 cm. long, 2.2–4 cm. wide, apex obtuse to rounded, emarginate, base acute to obtuse, glabrous, purplish red to brown; stipe 5–7 mm. long.
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A tree. It grows 7-25 m high. The bark is dark grey and develops cracks along it. The leaves are arranged in spirals at the end of branches. They are oval and 6-16 cm long. The leaves droop. The old leaves turn red before they fall. The flowers are white or cream. The fruit are reddish-purple and have wings. The fruit are 4-6 cm long.
A small tree, up to 30–40 ft. high
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 13.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in well-drained dry soils. It grows in woodland. It grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level. It grows in areas with a rainfall of 400 mm per year. It can grow in arid places.
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High rainfall woodlands, bushlands, and wooded savannah of the arid and semi-arid regions but can also be found in the sub-humid areas. It is often found near rivers in very dry areas.
On rocky hills.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses animal food charcoal dye environmental use fodder food fuel gene source material medicinal non-vertebrate poison ornamental poison timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Hepatitis (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants grow from seeds. The seeds germinate easily in about 60-90 days. It can be cut back and allowed to re-grow.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 24
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Distribution

Terminalia brownii world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Yemen

Conservation status

Terminalia brownii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:171010-1
WFO ID wfo-0001296425
COL ID 55G37
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Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Myrobalanus brownii Terminalia hemignosta Terminalia semlikiensis Terminalia confertifolia Terminalia brownii
WorldFloraDB 2024