''Terminalia hadleyana'' is a tree of the family '' Combretaceae'' native to northern Australia. The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of in height but can reach up to and is deciduous. It blooms between October and December producing cream-yellow flowers.

Subspecies

Subspecies include: * ''Terminalia hadleyana'' subsp. ''carpentariae'' — wild peach * ''Terminalia hadleyana'' subsp. ''hadleyana'' The range of ''T. h.'' subsp. ''hadleyana'' extends through the top end of the Northern Territory to the south eastern extremity of the

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in Queensland and is often part of open woodland communities. In Western Australia it is confined to rocky outcrops and on floodplains in the

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growing in sandy-clay soils over sandstone or limestone. The edible fruits of ''T. h.'' subsp. ''carpentariae'' are harvested in the wild. The species was formally described as ''Terminalia carpentariae'' in 1950 by botanist Cyril Tenison White. The type specimen was collected in the Crocodile Islands in the Northern Territory. This subspecies is native to northern Australia, occurring on sandy soils and coastal dunes.

References

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