Terminalia arostrata

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|name = Crocodile tree

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|genus = Terminalia

|species = arostrata

|authority = Ewart & O.B.Davies

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Terminalia arostrata, commonly known as crocodile tree or nutwood,{{cite web|url=http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=1315|title=Terminalia arostrata Ewart & O.B.Davies |work=NT Flora|accessdate=15 July 2017|publisher=Northern Territory Government}} is a tree of the family Combretaceae native to northern parts of Australia.{{FloraBase|name=Terminalia arostrata|id=5298}}

The tree typically grows to a height of {{convert|4.5|to|12|m|ft|0}} in height and deciduous to semi-deciduous. It blooms between July and November producing white, orange and red flowers. The tree has a rounded crown and pendulous branches and produces edible seeds. The leaves are {{convert|3|to|13|cm|in|1}} long and {{convert|10|to|45|cm|in|2}} wide and has beaked fruit that persists year round.

The species was first described by botanists Alfred James Ewart and O.B.Davies in 1917 in The Flora of the Northern Territory.{{cite web|url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/836656#names|title=Terminalia arostrata Ewart & O.B.Davies (misapplied to Terminalia savannicola)|accessdate=15 June 2017|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=Global Biodiversity Information Facility}}

It is found on flat to slightly undulating places in swampy areas and on basaltic plains in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland growing in alluvium and heavy soils.{{cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+arostrata|title=Terminalia arostrata|publisher=Useful Tropical Plants|year=2014|accessdate=15 July 2017}}