{{Short description|Species of tree}} {{speciesbox |name = Bendee |status = |status_system = |genus = Terminalia |species = bursarina |authority = F.Muell. |synonyms = }}
'''''Terminalia bursarina''''', commonly known as '''bendee''', is a tree of the family ''Combretaceae'' native to northern parts of Australia.<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=Terminalia bursarina|id=5299}}</ref>
The erect and straggly tree typically grows to a height of {{convert|8|m|ft|0}} in height and has deeply fissured bark. It blooms between June and September producing white-yellow flowers.<ref name=FloraBase/> The species is very similar to ''Terminalia canescens'' but has smaller leaves and fruits.<ref name=ntf>{{cite web|url=http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=1317|title=Terminalia canescens (DC.) Radlk. ex T.Durand|work=NT Flora|accessdate=15 July 2017|publisher=Northern Territory Government}}</ref>
It is in rock crevices and in river beds in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Northern Territory growing in sandy-stony soils over sandstone.
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Category:Trees of Australia Category:Flora of Western Australia Category:Flora of the Northern Territory Category:Plants described in 1861 bursarina Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller