Terminalia megalocarpa Exell

A tree which can be up to 40 m tall. The leaves are at the tips of twigs and tend to hang downwards. The leaf stalks are quite long (3-7 cm). The young plant parts have small hairs. The leaves are broadly oval and 9-18 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base. The old leaves turn yellow. The flowers are 2 mm long. The fruit is large and 4-8 cm long. The fruit inside is thin shelled and the embryo inside has 3 or 4 twisted cotyledons. The flesh is green or yellow.

A tropical plant. It occurs in lowland forests.

The outer flesh of the fruit is edible. The seeds are boiled, soaked and then boiled again.

Can be grown by seedlings.