Terminalia (plant)

Terminalia
Terminalia catappa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
L. (1767)[1]
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Adamaram Adans. (1763)
  • Anogeissus (DC.) Guill. (1832)
  • Badamia Gaertn. (1791)
  • Buceras P.Browne (1756)
  • Buchenavia Eichler (1866)
  • Bucida L. (1759)
  • Catappa Gaertn. (1791)
  • Chicharronia A.Rich. (1845)
  • Chuncoa Pav. ex Juss. (1789)
  • Fatrea Juss. (1811)
  • Finetia Gagnep. (1916)
  • Gimbernatea Ruiz & Pav. (1794)
  • Hudsonia A.Rob. ex Lunan (1814), nom. illeg.
  • Kniphofia Scop. (1777), nom. rej.
  • Myrobalanifera Houtt. (1774)
  • Myrobalanus Gaertn. (1790)
  • Pamea Aubl. (1775)
  • Panel Adans. (1763)
  • Pentaptera Roxb. (1828)
  • Pteleopsis Engl. (1894)
  • Ramatuela Kunth (1825)
  • Ramatuella Kunth (1826), orth. var.
  • Resinaria Comm. ex Lam. (1785), not validly publ.
  • Tanibouca Aubl. (1775)
  • Terminaliopsis Danguy (1923)
  • Vicentia Allemão (1844)

Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising nearly 300 species distributed in tropical regions of the world.[2] The genus name derives from the Latin word terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear at the very tips of the shoots.[3]

Axlewood (T. latifolia) is used for its wood and tannins and as a fodder.[4] African birch (T. leiocarpa) is used for its wood and to make yellow dye and medicinal compounds.[5] A yellow dyestuff produced from the leaves of T. leiocarpa has traditionally been used in West Africa to dye leather.[6]

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  4. ^ Heuzé V., Tran G., 2016. Axlewood (Anogeissus latifolia). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/186 Last updated on March 22, 2016, 14:20
  5. ^ Heuzé V., Tran G., Renaudeau D., Bastianelli D., 2016. African birch (Anogeissus leiocarpa). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/701 Last updated on March 15, 2016, 11:53
  6. ^ Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 6. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: 230. JSTOR 4118651.