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Terminalia catappa L.
tropical almond

       
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Photo of Terminalia catappa L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Puerto Rico. Usage Requirements.
 
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Terminalia catappa L.

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Distribution:
Terminalia catappa L.

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USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Terminalia catappa L.

View 9 genera in Combretaceae, 11 species in Terminalia
 

Classification:
Terminalia catappa L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Combretaceae – Indian Almond family
Genus Terminalia L. – tropical almond
Species Terminalia catappa L. – tropical almond
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Terminalia catappa L.

Indian almond
false kamani
tropical almond

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Terminalia catappa L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Terminalia catappa L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27762.

 

Related Web Sites:
Terminalia catappa L.

Traditional Tree Initiative-Pacific Island Species Profiles

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

University of Hawaii: G.D. Carr image

 
 
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