Plants by Season

The Terminalia Variegata is a large, evergreen tree that can grow up to 30m tall. It has a wide, spreading crown and a straight, cylindrical trunk. The bark is dark brown to black in colour and is smooth with a few vertical fissures. The leaves are simple, alternate and oblong-elliptical in shape with a blunt or rounded apex. They are dark green in colour with a paler green midrib and yellow-green margins. The flowers are small, white and borne in axillary panicles. The fruits are oval, dark brown capsules that contain 3-5 seeds.