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Terminalia chebula

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Terminalia chebula

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Also known as chebulic myrobalan

species of flowering plant

OverviewAI-generated

Terminalia chebula is a species of plant in the family Combretaceae, belonging to the genus Terminalia. It is classified within the order Myrtales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is commonly known as myrobalan, oh chee, and by several other names including 诃子, 诃黎勒, and 藏青果.

The taxon range includes Fujian, the Tibet Autonomous Region, and Myanmar. It has also been introduced to China Southeast, DR Congo, Malaya, Pakistan, and Taiwan. Terminalia chebula is utilized as a medicinal plant, for wood, food, and as a dye plant. Its IUCN conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2021.

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Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMyrtales
  5. FamilyCombretaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Observations recorded1,664

Terminalia chebula (le myrobolan noir ou myrobolanier) est une espèce d'arbres de la famille des Combretaceae. Le fruit de l'arbre s'appelle myrobolan chébule, avant maturité, ou myrobolan indien ou indique. Les graines sont appelées graines d'harad. Les graines d'harad entrent dans la fabrication du sel noir, un type de sel gemme utilisé couramment en Asie du Sud comme condiment salé à l'odeur forte. L’acide lutéique est un acide organique présent dans des ellagitanins, un type de tanins hydrolysables. C'est un produit naturel que l'on trouve dans des fruits de T. chebula. L'espèce contient aussi de l'acide chébulique.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
409
With media
342
Family
Combretaceae
Collections
CAS, ANSP, NY, MICH, MU
Recorded in
China, Thailand, United States, India, Laos, Myanmar

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Terminalia
Image
Terminalia chebula - South China Botanical Garden 2013.11.02 11-07-25.jpg
Has use
dye plant
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taxon name
Terminalia chebula
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Terminalia chebula
taxon common name
黄诃子皮
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
short name
T. chebula
taxon author citation
Retz.
taxon range
Myanmar
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Encyclopedic overview

Terminalia chebula, commonly known as black- or chebulic myrobalan, is a species of Terminalia, native to South Asia from India, Pakistan and Nepal east to southwest China (Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Taxonomy

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