Terminalia brassii Trade names: Brown Terminalia (Asia-Pacific); Talis (PNG); Swamp Oak (Australia); Jelawai (Malaysia)

Mixed sizes of Brown Terminalia at roadside
 

Species Details

• Brown Terminalia is a native of Kolombangara and is a species that normally prefers swampy sites.  Brown Terminalia has proved very successful on a range of sites on Kolombangara.
• One of 3 local species that formed the basis of the early plantation programme in the Solomon Islands.
• Floater when fresh cut.
• Timber is light (450-480kg per m³) when air dried.
• Excellent peeler and used extensively for core veneers in plywood manufacture.