Appearance
''Tetrameles nudiflora'' grows as a large tree to 20 m high with a spread of 10 m . The trunk is buttressed, and the bark is shiny brown. The tree often contains large hollows in the trunk or branches. It is deciduous, bare of leaves between October and December in Australia.Many specimens have grown to immense proportions of height and width; In Vietnam, a number of fine are shown to visitors in Cat Tien National Park - one within walking distance of the park headquarters.
Distribution
''Tetrameles nudiflora'' is found from India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and into the Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland .⤷ In India, these trees can be found in particularly large numbers in The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala.
Habitat
''Tetrameles nudiflora'' is found from India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and into the Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland .⤷ In India, these trees can be found in particularly large numbers in The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala.
Uses
Its large size means that ''Tetrameles nudiflora'' is suited to parks and large spaces rather than private gardens. In Myanmar, an old, around 200-foot-tall one can be found in Yangon, at the University of Yangon campus.Despite its timber being soft, it is used in New Guinea to make canoes.
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