Terminalia_(plant)

<i>Terminalia</i> (plant)

Terminalia (plant)

Genus of flowering plants

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Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising nearly 300 species distributed in tropical regions of the world.[2] The genus name derives from the Latin word terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear at the very tips of the shoots.[3]

Selected species

Main article: List of Terminalia species
Terminalia argentea flowers
Terminalia arjuna flowers
Terminalia bellirica fruit
Terminalia catappa flowers with a hoverfly - a close up
Terminalia pallida in Talakona forest, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Terminalia porphyrocarpa foliage and flowers
Terminalia mantaly street tree in Hong Kong

There are 282 accepted Terminalia species as of April 2021 according to Plants of the World Online.[2] Selected species include:

References

  1. [1]
    "Genus: Terminalia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. [2]
    "Terminalia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Terminalia catappa - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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