Terminalia

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Terminalia

 On the sandy shore

giant red leaves spin and dance

to the trade winds' tune

 

Terminalia catappa

a large tropical tree

of the Leadwood family,

which is deciduous

and can grow to 25m

Fruits are red green, 

hard and flattened

The seeds float 

and can be carried considerable distances

on the oceans

The wood has been used 

by the Polynesians for making canoes

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