Terminalia 
brown sericeous. Leaf blades slightly discolorous, 
glossy above, obovate, 140-260 mm long, 106-145 
mm wide, L/W 1.3-2.2, domatia many, base narrowly 
cordate, glands present at base of blade, apex obtuse 
to shortly acuminate. Inflorescences 70-200 mm long. 
Fruit yellow or red when ripe, firmly fleshy, 
compressed ellipsoid, 57-65 mm long, 37-42 mm 
wide, glabrous. Flowering: Oct - Feb; fruiting: 
Dec - Jan. Fig. 45 Indian Almond 
Occurring naturally above beaches in India, SE 
Asia, Polynesia, eastern Arnhem Land and north Qld. 
Widely planted in the tropics. Cultivated in the DR. 
Coode (1973) mentions that the fruit of the New 
Guinea species is red while yellow fruited trees are 
regarded as cultivars. 
T. erythrocarpa F.Muell. 
A riverine tree to 6 m tall. Bark grey, flaked, finely 
fissured. All parts glabrous. Leaves crowded or widely 
spaced; petioles 17-70 mm long; blades slightly 
discolorous, narrowly elliptic, rarely broader or ovate, 
90-225 mm long, 26-60 mm wide, L/W (1.9)2.3-4.2, 
domatia usually present, base cuneate, a pair of 
indistinct lateral glands present near junction of 
blade and petiole, margin slightly sinuate, apex acute. 
Inflorescences 4-140 mm long. Fruit fleshy, red when 
mature, ovoid, with a distinct beak, 14-20 mm long, 
7-8 mm diam. Flowering: Oct - Jan; fruiting: Jan - 
June. Fig. 45 
Endemic to the northern NT, from Victoria River 
to eastern Arnhem Land. Relatively common in the 
DR. A strictly riparian species, often growing with 
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertner, with which it 
is easily confused when sterile. 
T. ferdinandiana Exell 
T. latipes subsp. psilocarpa Pedley 
A deciduous small tree to c. 7 m tall. Bark grey, 
irregularly tessellated. All parts glabrous. Petioles 
12-118 mm long. Leaf blades strongly discolorous, 
subglaucous, broadly elliptic to broadly ovate, 
occasionally obovate, 110-330 mm long, 87-235 mm 
wide, L/W 1-1.7, domatia prominent, base truncate, 
a pair of (sub)opposite lateral glands present near 
junction of blade and petiole, apex rounded. 
Inflorescences 160-190 mm long, glabrous through- 
out. Fruit fleshy, yellow-green when mature, ovoid, 
+ flattened, 20-30 mm long, 12-18 mm wide, when 
immature beaked and with prominent lateral 
ridges. Flowering: Oct - Dec; fruiting: Apr - June. 
Fig. 46 Green Plum, Salty Plum, Kakadu Plum 
In the NT north of 15°S, from central Arnhem Land 
to Broome in the Kimberley Region. Common in the 
COMBRETACEAE 147 
DR. Growing on better drained sites in Eucalypt 
communities, on a variety of soil types. Plants regen- 
erating after fire frequently exist as low regrowth 
<1 m tall, and can flower and fruit at this size. These 
have been described as T. prostrata by Pedley (1990). 
T. fitzgeraldii C.Gardner 
A tree to 12 m tall. Bark dark grey, deeply tessel- 
lated. All vegetative parts sericeous (rarely 
glabrescent), with brown hairs. Petioles 15-42 mm 
long. Leaf blades concolorous, ovate to elliptic, rarely: 
obovate to spathulate, 40-110 mm long, 27-73 mm 
wide, L/W 1.3-2, domatia usually conspicuous and 
many, base attenuate, apex obtuse to rounded, rarely 
acute. Young foliage often densely brown sericeous 
with a distinct sheen. Inflorescences 55-90 mm long. 
Fruit.purple when ripe, fleshy, smooth, glabrescent, 
ovoid with a distinct beak, 30-40 mm long, 22-25 
mm diam. Flowering: Sept - Dec; fruiting: Jan - June. 
Fig. 46 
From the western Kimberley to the Top End, 
between Derby and the Alligator Rivers region. 
Uncommon in the DR. On clay soils on seasonally 
inundated floodplains. Sucker regrowth occurs after 
fire and can flower and fruit at ground level. 
T. grandiflora Benth. 
A deciduous tree to’ 14 m tall. Bark grey, deeply 
fissured. All parts brown sericeous when young. 
Foliage pendulous. Petioles 3-25 mm long. Leaf , 
blades narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 
40-130 mm long, 6-16 mm wide, L/W 7.2-13.9, 
sparsely sericeous, domatia usually present, 
irregular, clustered, glands absent, base tapered 
gradually, apex obtuse. Inflorescences 40-90 mm long. 
Fruit black’and shiny, globular to ovoid, glabrous, 
35-45 mm long, 22-28 mm wide, with a fine beak. 
Flowering: with the new growth, July - Oct; fruiting: 
Dec - Feb, occasionally later. Fig. 46 ; 
In the Kimberley and Top End from Broome to the 
Gulf of Carpentaria. Common in the DR. On deeper 
sandy soils in coastal and inland situations, often on 
the margins of broad drainage lines. 
T. latipes Benth. 
A deciduous tree to 10 m tall. Bark tessellated, 
grey, flaking to expose the orange inner bark. All parts 
glabrous except for the inflorescence. Petioles 15-60 
mm long, with 1 or more pairs of lateral glands. Leaf 
blades broadly elliptic to broadly obovate, coriaceous, 
77-200 mm long, 56-140 mm wide, L/W 1-1.7, 
domatia + conspicuous, base truncate or shortly 
