Terminalia kumpaja

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Terminalia kumpaja
Status DECF P3.svg
Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. kumpaja
Binomial name
Terminalia kumpaja

Terminalia kumpaja is a tree of the family Combretaceae native to northern Australia. [1]

It is found in a few isolated areas along the coast in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Terminalia kumpaja". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.