Autumn Tree in the Tropics - Talisay (Terminalia catappa)

San Vicente Botanical Garden Series

Talisay (Terminalia catappa) 

- Autumn Tree in the Tropics

Dr Abe V Rotor

Autumnal equinox* sun through a reddening leaf,

     measure of three quarters of the year gone;

so too, the calendar of man's life swift and brief,

     golden like precious gem in the setting sun. - avr

Heritage talisay tree at the San Vicente Botanical Garden, San Vicente Ilocos Sur sheds its leaves turning yellow to red before they fall to the ground. Photos taken by the author 2020

 

Talisay (Lugo' Ilk) Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond, beach almond and false kamani. Wikipedia

*September 21 is autumnal equinox when the sun directly strikes the equator, thus on any place on earth day and night are equally divided. Onward, the night gets longer until it reaches its peak on December 21 (Winter solstice) on the northern hemisphere.