Native wild edible : Terminalia catappa

Native wild edibles, What we grow

Oct 042013

Photo specimen : Domesticated and semi-domesticated trees

Specimen height : 14 - 18 m

Local name : Talisay

Trade names : Indian almond, Tropical almond

Botanical name : Terminalia catappa

Family : Combretaceae

Fruiting season : Fruits seen on January and August (probably year-round fruiting)

Traits : Buttressed; Deciduous; Drought tolerant; Fast-growing; Full-sun; Long-lived species; Low altitude species; Medium-sized tree; Salt spray tolerant; Spreading crown; Tolerant of infertile soil; Water-logging tolerant; Wind hardy

Recommendations : Backyards; Boundary marker; Coastal stabilization; Edible gardening; Erosion control; Farms; Fruit collector’s; Honey tree; Landscaping; Large avenues, Large gardens; Living fence; Living post; Living trellis; Mangrove management; Nurse tree; Ornamental tree; Paper & pulp tree plantations; Pioneer species for reforestation of coastal areas; Plantations; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Timber belt; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak

Used for : Fruit pulp and seed kernel are edible (the nuts are important food source in the Pacific islands); Wine is made from fruit pulp fermentation; Timber for small constructions, interior work, veneers, plywood, musical instruments and furnitures; Firewood and charcoal

Native range : Tropical Asia (including the Philippines), Australia to the Pacific islands

National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines