Terminalia catappa L.

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[403] Terminalia catappa L.

Mant. Pl. 1: 128 (Linnaeus 1767). — Juglans catappa (L.) Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 2: 573 [ Sep. 1790] (Loureiro 1790). — Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 1: 237 [ 5 Nov. 1891] (Kuntze 1891). — Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 85 (Hitchcock 1893).

Phytolacca javanica Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa : 276 (Osbeck 1757). Terminalia moluccana Lam., Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 1 (2): 349

[ 1 Aug. 1785] (Lamarck 1785).

Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5 (4):

27 (Noronha 1790).

Badamia commersonii Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 90 [Sep.-Nov.

1790] (Gaertner 1790), “ Commersoni ”.

Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. , ed. 4 4

(2): 968 [ Apr. 1806] (Willdenow 1806). — Terminalia catappa var. subcordata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC., Prodr. [ A. P. de

Candolle] 3: 11 [mid Mar. 1828] (Candolle 1828).

Myrobalanus badamia Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] Suppl. 3:

707 [ 3 Sep. 1814] (Poiret 1814), “Mirobolanus”. — Terminalia badamia (Poir.) DC., Prodr. [ A. P. de Candolle] 3: 12 [mid Mar.

1828] (Candolle 1828).

Myrobalanus terminalia Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] Suppl. 3:

707 [ 3 Sep. 1814] (Poiret 1814), “ Mirobolanus ”.

Terminalia myrobalana Roth , Nov. Pl. Sp. 378 [ Apr. 1821] (Roth

1821).

Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. [Sprengel] 2:

359 [ Jan.-May 1825] (Sprengel 1825).

Terminalia kydiana Roxb. ex Wall., Numer. List no. 3974 (Wallich

1831).

Terminalia latifolia Blanco, Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 376 (Blanco 1837).

Terminalia paraensis Mart. , Flora 24 (2, Beibl.): 24 (Martius 1841).

Terminalia mauritiana Blanco, Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco], ed. 2: 264

(Blanco 1845).

Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 6: 102

(Tulasne 1856). — Myrobalanus rubrigemmis (Tul.) Kuntze, Revis.

Gen . Pl. 1: 237 [ 5 Nov. 1891] (Kuntze 1891).

Myrobalanus commersonii Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 237 [5 Nov.

1891] (Kuntze 1891).

NOTE. — A species native to South-West Asia, introduced and naturalised in most tropical regions.

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Pa: zamãd, zaman • Ka: amandra • Nt: amanda, amandaa • Cr: zanmann • Fr: amandier pays • Br: amendoeira-da-praia.

HERBARIUM DATA (FG). — 13 collections at CAY. Sel. exs.: S.A. Mori et al. 25515.

SIZE. — Up to 35 m tall ( Stace 2010).