Joolal facts for kids

Terminalia canescens, commonly known as joolal or winged nut tree, is a tree of the family Combretaceae native to northern parts of Australia.

The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 10 metres (3 to 33 ft) in height and is deciduous. It blooms between July and January producing white-cream-green flowers. The species is very similar to Terminalia bursarina but has larger leaves and fruits.

The bark is grey to brown in colour and sheds in coarse flakes. Leaf blades are narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate in shape with length of 28 to 75 millimetres (1.10 to 2.95 in) and a width of 5 to 35 mm (0.20 to 1.38 in). The inflorescences are 15 to 90 mm (0.59 to 3.54 in) long producing dry winged fruit with a flattened, elliptic to obovate shape and a length of 15 to 40 mm (0.59 to 1.57 in).

It is in a variety of habitats over laterite or sandstone in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Northern Territory growing in sandy-stony soils.