Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia glabrescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia glabrescens is a deciduous tree with a dense, spreading crown; it can grow 8 - 16 metres tall. The bole can be 40 - 50cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It can be used as a pioneer species in restoring native woodland, especially on dry and sandy soils.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatSemideciduous forests and their transition to savannah, growing in both primary and secondary formations, favouring sandy, well-drained sites[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].