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Terminalia petiolaris x ferdinandiana

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Terminalia petiolaris, commonly known as blackberry tree or billygoat plum, or marool in the local Bardi language, is a species of plant in the family Combretaceae. It is endemic to the coast of the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.

Description

A small tree. It grows to 6 m tall. It is similar to Terminalia petiolaris but the leaf stalks are shorter and the fruit turn deep reddish colour when ripe.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It occurs in the Kimberleys region in northern Western Australia.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Production

Fruit ripening more slowly at the end of the wet season are more sweet. Plants fruit is June.

Notes

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

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