Terminalia catappa

Also known as Beach almond, Indian almond, Sea almond

species of flowering plant

AI overview

Terminalia catappa is a tropical flowering plant that grows as a large tree and is widely cultivated in warm regions around the world. It is valued for its edible nuts, shade, ornamental appearance, and traditional medicinal uses in various cultures.

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Species

Least Concern

West Indian almond

Terminalia catappa

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyCombretaceae

Native toBenin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast

Observations recorded28,447

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.