Indian Almond Tree
Terminalia catappa
Also known as Badamier, Java Almond, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, Ketapang, Pacific Almond
About Indian Almond Tree
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia catappa
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- COMBRETACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Northern Australia, Malaysia, Polynesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली बादाम Jangli badam, badam, जंगली बादाम
- Nepali
- काठिया बदाम Kaathiyaa Badaam, जंगली रूखबदाम
- Bengali
- কাঠ বাদাম
- Tamil
- Nattuvadumai, Vadumai, வாதாம் கொட்டை மரம்
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಬಾದಾಮಿ Kaadubaadaami, ನಾಟಿಬಾದಾಮಿ, Naatibaadaami ನಾಡುಬಾದಾಮಿ Naadubaadaami
- Malayalam
- Ketapag, തല്ലിമരം, കടപ്പ
- Marathi
- जंगली बादाम Jangli badam, खोटा बदाम, मलबार आलमंड
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Indian Almond Tree belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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