Terminalia carpentariae
Terminalia carpentariae, the wild peach, is a shrub or tree in the family Combretaceae.[2] The species is native to northern Australia, occurring on sandy soils and coastal dunes.[3] The edible fruits are harvested in the wild.[4] The species was formally described in 1950 by botanist Cyril Tenison White. The type specimen was collected in the Crocodile Islands in the Northern Territory.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Terminalia |
| Species: | T. carpentariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Terminalia carpentariae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Terminalia hadleyana subsp. carpentariae (C.T.White) Pedley | |
References
- "Terminalia carpentariae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- "Terminalia carpentariae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Terminalia hadleyana subsp. carpentariae". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Terminalia Carpentariae, Fruit". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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