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General Information

Terminalia solomonensis is an evergreen tree with a small, cone-shaped crown of flatly spreading, whorled branches; it can grow 15 - 45 metres tall. The straight bole can be cylindrical or markedly fluted, free of branches for up to 25 metres, 100cm in diameter and usually with a few, usually simple and plank-like buttresses up to 4 metres high[, , , ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, The wood is said to be a major exportable timber in New Guinea[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Australasia - eastern new Guinea to the Solomon Islands.

Habitat

An emergent or large canopy tree in dense primary rainforest, also in more open, secondary formations and grassland; at elevations up to 300 metres[, ]. Also found on swampy ground[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	23.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked[]. The flesh of fully-ripe fruit is eaten, usually cooked[]. The black, ellipsoid fruit is 35 - 40mm long, 20 - 25mm wide and 18mm thick[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Said to be a major exportable timber in New Guinea[]. There are indications that the wood splits too easily to be of real use[].

Propagation

Seed -

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