Tree 10–13 m. high; bark grey, longitudinally fissured; branchlets with purplish black bark peeling off in strips to reveal a light brown newly exposed surface; young shoots densely yellowish brown pubescent. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 15–20 cm. long, 6.5–9 cm. wide, apex acute to obtuse, base obtuse to rounded, sparsely pubescent above, grey to yellowish brown pubescent on the venation beneath; lateral nerves 10–14 pairs, conspicuous above, prominent beneath, venation conspicuous beneath; petiole 2–3.5 cm. long, pubescent. Inflorescence of lateral spikes 8–10 cm. long; peduncle 2.5–3 cm. long, densely pubescent. Flowers pale yellow, fragrant, densely sericeous-tomentose outside. Fruit yellowish to reddish brown, oblong-elliptic, 7–7.5 cm. long, 3.5 cm. wide, apex obtuse, base cuneate, shortly pubescent; stipe 10 mm. long.

Handsome ornament tree
The bark resin is used to treat skin infections and as sudorific, and bark decoctions or infusions to treat diarrhoea and dysentery and to stop bleeding. Leaf and bark decoctions are taken to treat colds, cough and bronchitis, usually in mixtures with other medicinal plants. Leaf and fruit decoctions are administered as emmenagogue. The wood has been used in construction and for carpentry, cartwheels and dug-out canoes. Terminalia bentzoë is sometimes planted for reafforestation.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/146711565383676/posts/911782165543275/
https://data.addrun.org/plant/archives/409-terminalia-sp