Terminalia longispicata
Slooten
CombretaceaeFruit
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw. The fleshy pulp is eaten. The red fruit is 20 - 23mm long, 13 - 18mm wide and 8 -12mm thick (this is a dried specimen, fresh fruits will be larger).
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 15-45 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The fruit is red and 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide
How to Grow
The fruits are clearly adapted to water dispersal.
Other Uses
The heartwood is a straw-yellow to a dark yellow. The wood appears to be of little use. It is a major exportable timber in New Guinea.
References (2)
- Ferns, Tropical plants.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
