Terminalia (plant)

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Terminalia
Terminalia catappa 1.jpg
Terminalia catappa
Scientific classification
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Terminalia

Species

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Synonyms

Badamia Gaertn.
Catappa Gaertn.
Chicharronia A.Rich.
Chuncoa Pav. ex Juss.
Fatrea Juss.
Gimbernatea Ruiz & Pav.
Hudsonia A.Rob. ex Lunan
Kniphofia Scop.
Myrobalanifera Houtt.
Myrobalanus Gaertn.
Pentaptera Roxb.
Ramatuela Kunth
Ramatuella Kunth, orth. var.
Resinaria Comm. ex Lam.
Tanibouca Aubl.
Vicentia Allemão[1]

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Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising around 100 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. This genus gets it name from Latin terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear at the very tips of the shoots.

Chemistry

Trees of this genus are known especially as a source of secondary metabolites, e.g. cyclic triterpenes and their derivatives, flavonoids, tannins, and other aromatics.[citation needed]

Selected species

Terminalia argentea flowers
Terminalia catappa flowers with a Hoverfly- a close up

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