what is this tree?

[Jox]

This is a tree that is growing in a mates yard & I was just wondering if anyone can help with an id

Sorry the pics were taken on my phone & I don't know how to rotate them.

Cheers

jox

[CβL]

It's a nice tree alright. It's not a Meryta Sinclairii, but it reminded me of one.

[Jox]

It is a nice tree the bark is almost like cork!

[shortly]

looks like it might be a Terminalia, there aren't any seeds kicking about are there? the nuts are fairly distinctive

[ferret]

or Nauclea orientalis?

[poisonshroom]

Terminalia I think - do some leaves go red and/or blotchy at different times of the year? It also could be N. orientalis as ferret suggested, but Iv never seen one with corky bark like that. If it is it will have big, rounded stipules (the things that cover the emerging new growth - a prominent feature on anything in the coffee family like psychotria). Also for it to be N. orientalis the leaves are always in pairs opposite eachother along the stems and the branches also come out like that

Better pictures would help (preferably of a whole, single branch) - both species (and their families for that matter) have very distinctive growth habits

Edited August 4, 2012 by poisonshroom

[Jox]

Thanks for the feed back,

I'm heading down to my mate on monday, I will get some better pics & check for the features poisonshroom mentioned.

[Jox]

Thanks for the suggestions, it turn out ferret nailed it.

I had a good look at the spp you all suggested & went & saw my mate. He has seen it flower & confirmed it is Nauclea orientalis.

He went on to tell me when he brought the land there were rows of these trees set up like an orchard.

What would be the reason for mass planting like this? Do these tree have a big $ value, fruit, medical property's??

Cheers for the help.

jox