Terminalia platyphylla F.Muell.

A large spreading tree. It grows to 10-20 m tall. The small branches are hairy and often hang downwards. It often loses many leaves during the year. The bark is rough and dark grey. It has a checkered appearance with cracks along its length. The leaves are arranged in spirals and often near the ends of small branches. They are oval or almost round. They are 7-19 cm long by 3-13 cm wide. They are somewhat leathery and grey-green. They are paler and more hairy underneath. The tip is rounded. The leaf stalk is hairy and 1.5-7 cm long. The flowers are cream and have a strong smell. They are small and occur on dense hairy spikes about 5-12 cm long. These are produced in the axils of leaves near the ends of small branches. The fruit is round or oval and is 2-4 cm long by 0.7-1.5 cm wide. It is fleshy with a hard stone inside. The fruit has a beak and is purple. The shape and size of fruit varies considerably.

It is a tropical plant. It grows along creek banks in lowland country in northern Australia. It occurs on sandy soils. In tropical Australia it grows from sea level to 600 m altitude.

The fruit is edible. The sap is sucked.

It can be grown from fresh seed.