Terminalia catappa L.

 
  • Family : COMBRETACEAE
    (COMBRETUM FAMILY or INDIAN ALMOND FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Combretaceae
  • Species : Terminalia catappa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Terminalia catappa L.
  • Common name : Indian Almond Tree
  • Vernacular name : Desi Badam (Hin.); Bhadam, Vadhani, Naattu vaadham (Tam.); Badam Chettu, Vedam, Ingudu, Natubadan (Tel.); Desi Badam (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : A handsome deciduous tree that branches in horizontal whorls, leaves are simple and large which turn red before falling. Flowers are both bisexual in male, born in spicate inflorescences. Fruits are ellipsoidal, bilaterally compressed and winged with a single seed. Fruit kernel edible.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-November
  • Comments : Commonly planted in the tropics. Kernel is edible.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia, Northern Australia, Malaysia, Polynesia; Planted in Tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Terminalia catappa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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