Terminalia (plant)

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

Terminalia
Terminalia catappa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
L.
Synonyms
List
  • Badamia Gaertn.
  • Catappa Gaertn.
  • Chicharronia A.Rich.
  • Chuncoa Pav. ex Juss.
  • Fatrea Juss.
  • Gimbernatea Ruiz & Pav.
  • Hudsonia A.Rob. ex Lunan
  • Kniphofia Scop.
  • Myrobalanifera Houtt.
  • Myrobalanus Gaertn.
  • Pentaptera Roxb.
  • Ramatuela Kunth
  • Ramatuella Kunth, orth. var.
  • Resinaria Comm. ex Lam.
  • Tanibouca Aubl.
  • Vicentia Allemão
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