Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa
Family:Combretaceae
common names: beach almond, sea almond
large tropical tree The leaves are found only at the end of a branch, large, simple.The tree with both male and female flowers white to greenish,no petals.. Both flowers are produced on the same spike,at the tip of the inflorescence are female, and the rest male. The green almond-shaped fruits turn red to purple when ripe.
North Queensland
Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa
Family:Combretaceae
common names: beach almond, sea almond
large tropical tree The leaves are found only at the end of a branch, large, simple.The tree with both male and female flowers white to greenish,no petals.. Both flowers are produced on the same spike,at the tip of the inflorescence are female, and the rest male. The green almond-shaped fruits turn red to purple when ripe.
North Queensland