Terminalia hadleyana

Terminalia hadleyana is a tree of the family Combretaceae native to northern Australia.[1][2]

Terminalia hadleyana
Terminalia hadleyana subsp. carpentariae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. hadleyana
Binomial name
Terminalia hadleyana

The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 2 to 10 metres (7 to 33 ft) in height but can reach up to 15 metres (49 ft) and is deciduous. It blooms between October and December producing cream-yellow flowers.[1]

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[2]

  • Terminalia hadleyana subsp. carpentariae (C.T.White) Pedley — wild peach[3]
  • Terminalia hadleyana subsp. hadleyana

The range of T. h. subsp. hadleyana extends through the top end of the Northern Territory to the south eastern extremity of the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland and is often part of open woodland communities.[4] In Western Australia it is confined to rocky outcrops and on floodplains in the Kimberley growing in sandy-clay soils over sandstone or limestone.[1]

The edible fruits of T. h. subsp. carpentariae are harvested in the wild.[5] The species was formally described as Terminalia carpentariae in 1950 by botanist Cyril Tenison White. The type specimen was collected in the Crocodile Islands in the Northern Territory.[6] This subspecies is native to northern Australia, occurring on sandy soils and coastal dunes.[7]

References
  1. "Terminalia hadleyana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. "Terminalia hadleyana W.Fitzg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. "Terminalia carpentariae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. "Terminalia hadleyana W.Fitzg., J. & Proc. Roy. Soc. W. Australia 3: 183 (1918)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. "Terminalia Carpentariae, Fruit". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  6. "Terminalia carpentariae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  7. "Terminalia hadleyana subsp. carpentariae". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
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