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Terminalia catappa.jpg

Terminalia catappa  L.

Country Almond, Indian Almond, Malabar Almond, Sea Almond, Tropical Almond, False Kamani

Plants > Angiosperms > Combretaceae > ​​​Terminalia catappa
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species: catappa

  • Common names: Country Almond, Indian Almond, Malabar Almond, Sea Almond, Tropical Almond, False Kamani.
  • Thai names: โขน khon (Narathiwat), โคน khon (Narathiwat), ดัดมือ dat mue (Trang), ตัดมือ tat mue (Trang), ตาปัง ta pang (Phitsanulok, Satun), ตาแปห์ ta-pae (Malay-Narathiwat), หลุมปัง lum pang (Surat Thani), หูกวาง hu kwang (Central)
  • Chinese names: 榄仁树 lan ren shu
  • Distribution: Native range is uncertain. It has long been naturalised in a broad belt extending from Africa to northern Australia and New Guinea through Southeast Asia and Micronesia into the Indian Subcontinent
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Terminalia catappa from Thailand.
Terminalia catappa, Tropical Almond.jpg
Terminalia catappa Chonburi August
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Terminalia catappa Chonburi June

References:
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
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Wikipedia
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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