Typical of the Combretaceae family
Terminalia coriacea
Terminalia coriacea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- June-August
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Terminalia elliptica. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.
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- Andhra Pradesh →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Terminalia coriacea
Identify Terminalia coriacea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm fruit type: Winged.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Terminalia coriacea.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia coriacea
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Indo-China, Nepal
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Wingedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Characters marked “recorded” are for Terminalia coriacea itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Terminalia coriacea
Terminalia coriacea is a tree in the Combretaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from June to August.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and a source of dye or tannin. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Terminalia coriacea belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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