Terminalia catappa L.

 
  • Family : COMBRETACEAE
    (Combretum Or Indian Almond Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARJUN FAMILY (अर्जुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Combretaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Badamia commersonii Gaertn.; Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc.; Myrobalanus badamia Poir.; Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze; Myrobalanus commersonii Kuntze; Myrobalanus rubrigemmis (Tul.) Kuntze; Myrobalanus terminalia Poir.; Terminalia badamia (Poir.) DC.; Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng.; Terminalia kydiana Roxb. ex Wall.; Terminalia latifolia Blanco; Terminalia mauritiana Blanco; Terminalia moluccana Lam.; Terminalia myrobalana Roth; Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha; Terminalia paraensis Mart.; Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul.; Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.; Juglans catappa Lour.; Phytolacca javanica Osbeck
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Terminalia catappa L.
  • Common name : Indian Almond Tree, Badamier, Java Almond, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, Ketapang, Pacific Almond
  • Vernacular name :
    • Desi Badam (Hindi)
    • Bhadam, Vadhani, Naattu vaadham (Tamil)
    • Badam Chettu, Vedam, Ingudu, Natubadan (Telugu)
    • Adamaram, Badam Kadappa, Kottakuru, Natu-badam, Oodal, Thalli-thenga, Talintanna (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Grown as ornamental tree
  • Comments / notes : Commonly planted in the tropics. Seeds are edible.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Telangana : SKLM
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • West Bengal : Howrah
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia, Northern Australia, Malaysia, Polynesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 167
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Terminalia catappa. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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