Terminalia megalocarpa
| Terminalia megalocarpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Terminalia |
| Species: | T. megalocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Terminalia megalocarpa Exell
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Terminalia megalocarpa is a rainforest tree of eastern New Guinea and Bougainville Island. It is in the family Combretaceae. Its common name is to-oma. Its most interesting feature is that its seeds, 5 cm (2.0 in) long, have five cotyledons rather than the two found in almost all other dicot plants.[2]
References
- ^ Jimbo, T. (2022). "Terminalia megalocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T198440072A202836814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T198440072A202836814.en. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Coode, M.J.E. (1969). Manual of the Forest Trees of Papua and New Guinea - Combretaceae. Lae, PNG: Department of Forestry. p. 55.