Terminalia macroptera

Terminalia macroptera

Native to:
Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Combretaceae
Genus:
Terminalia
Species:
Terminalia macroptera

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Tree
Height:
1500 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
mar,apr,may,jun
Bloom Colors:
white, yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, mammals
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Resprouts after fire; common in fire-prone savanna ecosystems.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash