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Summary

Terminalia kaernbachii or also known as Okari Nut is a large and deciduous tree, about 30 m high, with a spreading crown. Its bole is straight, cylindrical, and often buttressed. The leaves are large, hairy, yellow green when young and become reddish brown upon maturity. The flowers occur on spikes. A fast-growing tree commonly found in East Asia, it has edible seed which can be eaten raw, roasted, or baked. The seeds contain oil. The red, fleshy, and ellipsoidal fruits are edible as well. Okari nut is of no medicinal importance. The wood is sometimes used for furniture and construction. Plant is grown from seeds.

Physical Characteristics

Terminalia_kaernbachii is a deciduous Tree growing to 20 m (65ft) by 20 m (65ft) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Terminalia okari C.T.White

Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

Seed - raw or cooked[46 , 301 ]. The seed has an excellent, mild, almond-like flavour, it can be eaten raw, roasted or baked[301 ]. The flavour is improved by roasting it lightly with salt[301 ]. The palatable kernels are the largest known in this plant family, they can be up to 7 - 8cm long, 3 - 4cm wide, and can weigh from 1.5 - 10g each[303 , 324 , 658 ]. The seed contains up to 50% of a sweet, colourless, non-drying oil[324 , 658 ]. It is the source of a vegetable butter[301 ]. Fruit[451 ]. The red, fleshy, ellipsoid fruit can be 60 - 175mm long, 40 - 80mm wide and 35 - 60mm thick[451 ].

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Medicinal Uses

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Other Uses

Other Uses: The wood is moderately hard, inclined to be brittle[451 ]. It is sometimes used for timber in furniture construction, but is seldom logged as it is excluded from timber purchases because of the value of its seed[303 , 701 ].

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Cultivation details

A plant of the tropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres[335 ]. Plants can be found at elevations up to 1,300 metres, but do not fruit well at these higher elevations[658 ]. Succeeds in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position[200 ]. A fast-growing tree when young, able to increase height by up to 2 metres a year[658 ]. Trees take many years to come into full bearing from seed, even when 20 years old they usually only produce small crops[658 ]. Seeds are harvested after they fall to the ground[658 ]. The plant often crops poorly when close to the sea, but can produce good crops when growing inland. It is tolerant of poorly drained soils and grows in areas with a wide range of annual rainfall (2000-7000 mm) but is less common in regions where rainfall exceeds 7000 mm per year. The production of nuts occurs regularly throughout the year and is independent of rainfall seasonality [1-8].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - germinates freely when fresh, but quickly loses its viability[303 , 658 ].

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Talia lavata, Alita fasia, Tatalise, Hogolo, Ghaghimanga, Talise, Manavasa, Naklise, Nyiga,

Native Range

TROPICAL ASIA: Indonesia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Maluku (south),

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed

Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Terminalia kaernbachii	Okari Nut	Tree	20.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	5	0	2

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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