Indian Almond

Terminalia catappa (Wikipedia)

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.

Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa (fruit).jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. catappa
Binomial name
Terminalia catappa
Synonyms
List
    • Badamia commersonii Gaertn.
    • Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc.
    • Catappa domestica Rumph.
    • Juglans catappa (L.) Lour.
    • Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze
    • Myrobalanus terminalia Poir.
    • Terminalia badamia DC.
    • Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng.
    • Terminalia latifolia Blanco
    • Terminalia moluccana Lam.
    • Terminalia myrobalana Roth
    • Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha
    • Terminalia paraensis Mart.
    • Terminalia procera Roxb.
    • Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul.
    • Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
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