Talis
Terminalia copelandii

Family: Combretaceae

What it is like

A large tree up to 40 m tall. Trees often have many buttresses. The twigs are thick and have leaf scars which are prominent. The leaves are crowded at the thickened end of the small branches. Leaves are 22-36 cm long and 9-13 cm wide. They have no real leaf stalk. Flowers are small and white on many flowered stalks 22-30 cm long and near the end of branches. Flowers towards the base of the flower spike are female and the ones towards the end are male. The fruit is 3.5-6 cm long and 2.2-3 cm wide. They are oval and slightly flattened.

There are about 200-250 Terminalia species. They are tropical.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They occur in primary rainforest up to 500 m altitude. This species occurs in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines as well as Papua New Guinea. It is mostly known from the Western Province within Papua New Guinea.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands

How it is used for food

The fruit are recorded as edible.

The tree is not common in Papua New Guinea and mostly occurs in the Western Province. It is only a minor food.

Edible parts

Seeds, nuts

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Ketapang darat, Lanipae, Matapang, Pohon ketapang hutan, Yanipo

Synonyms

Terminalia catappoides C.T. White & Francis;