Terminalia catappa
jelawai ketapang
Rocky and sandy coasts all round Malaya. Tropical Asia to N. Australia
and Pacific. Up to 30m. Leaves crowded at end of twigs, spiral, brilliant
red before falling twice a year, fruits ripen yellow with inner corky
wall for flotation.
Terminalia calamansanay
jelawai mentalun
Indo-china, Siam, Burma, Malesia, Solomons. Common in Kedah and Langkawi. Large trees to 30m, flat topped crown, bole frequently fluted, buttresses tall, thin, spreading. Flowers sessile, cream on hairy spikes. Fruits two winged.
Terminalia subspathulata
jelawei
From Perak south, big tree, tall spreading buttresses, small leaf blade obovate & bluntly tipped. Fruit flat, spindle shaped and winged.
