Common name
English: Tropical Almond
German: Indischer Mandelbaum, Katappenbaum, Seemandelbaum
Mandarin: 榄仁树 (lan ren shu)
Portuguese: Amendoeira-da-praia
English: Tropical Almond
German: Indischer Mandelbaum, Katappenbaum, Seemandelbaum
Mandarin: 榄仁树 (lan ren shu)
Portuguese: Amendoeira-da-praia
Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Combretaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Terminalia (4)
Epithet: catappa L. (1)
Synonyms: Badamia commersoni Gaertn., Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc., Bucida buceras Sieber, Juglans catappa (L.) Lour., Myrobalanus badamia Poir., Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze, Myrobalanus commersonii (Gaertn.) Kuntze, Myrobalanus procera (Roxb.) Kuntze, Myrobalanus rubrigemmis (Tul.) Kuntze, Myrobalanus terminalia Poir., Phytolacca javanica Osbeck, Terminalia badamia DC., Terminalia catappa Hassk., Terminalia intermedia Bertero, Terminalia kydiana Roxb., Terminalia latifolia Blanco, Terminalia mauritiana Blanco, Terminalia moluccana Lam., Terminalia myrobalana Roth, Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha, Terminalia paraensis Mart., Terminalia procera Roxb., Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul., Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl.
catappa => from the indo-malayan name katapang, ketapang for Terminalia catappa
intermedia => intermediate, in between, a hybrid
javanica => from Java, Indonesia
latifolia => with broad leaves
mauritiana => refers to ancient Mauritania
procera => tall
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white
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