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Terminalia catappa
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species of flowering plant
OverviewAI-generated
Terminalia catappa, commonly known as the tropical-almond or West Indian almond, is a species of plant in the family Combretaceae. It belongs to the genus Terminalia and is classified within the order Myrtales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces drupes and has been described for uses including afforestation, as a medicinal plant, and as a source of wood and building material.
The taxon range includes Fujian, the Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangdong, and Myanmar. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019. Occurrence records for this species are held by institutions such as ECOSUR, CIHS-UAC, SEMAHN, STDOM, and ENCB-IPN, with records associated with Mexico.
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Species
Least ConcernWest Indian almond
Terminalia catappa
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyCombretaceae
General: , Croton, Drepanocarpus lunatus, Manihot glaziovii, Terminalia
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,433
- With media
- 2,152
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CIHS-UAC, SEMAHN, STDOM, ENCB-IPN, CIBYC-UAEM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Madagascar and Seychelles. Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond, beach almond and false kamani.
The species epithet is based on its Malay name ketapang.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Terminalia catappa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.