Typical of the Combretaceae family
Terminalia procera
White Bombway
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Flowering
- February-September
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Andaman & Nicobar Is. to Papuasia.
- Recorded habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
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How to identify White Bombway
Identify White Bombway 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: February-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is White Bombway.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia procera
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Andamans
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- 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 White Bombway itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About White Bombway
A member of the Combretaceae family, White bombway (Terminalia procera) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is grown as ornamental tree. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
White Bombway belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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