| Terminalia catappa |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Rosids |
| Order: |
Myrtales |
| Family: |
Combretaceae |
| Genus: |
Terminalia |
| Species: |
T. catappa |
| Binomial name |
Terminalia catappa
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| Synonyms |
21 synonyms
- Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc.
- Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze
- Juglans catappa (L.) Lour.
- Myrobalanus commersonii Kuntze
- Myrobalanus rubrigemmis (Tul.) Kuntze
- Terminalia burmanica King ex Prain
- Terminalia catappa var. chlorocarpa Hassk.
- Terminalia catappa var. macrocarpa Hassk.
- Terminalia catappa var. pubescens Kurz
- Terminalia catappa var. rhodocarpa Hassk.
- Terminalia catappa var. subcordata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC.
- Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng.
- Terminalia kydiana Roxb. ex Wall.
- Terminalia latifolia Blanco
- Terminalia mauritiana Blanco
- Terminalia moluccana Lam.
- Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha
- Terminalia paraensis Mart.
- Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul.
- Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Phytolacca javanica Osbeck
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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.
The species epithet is based on its Malay name ketapang.