Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
TERMINALIA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 674. 1767; Mant. Pl. 21, 128. 1767, nom. cons. vs. Bucida Linnaeus 1759, et vs. Adamaram Adanson 1763.
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TYPE: Terminalia catappa Linnaeus
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminalia arjuna | ARJUN | Not Native | |
| Terminalia buceras | BLACK OLIVE; OXHORN BUCIDA | Not Native FACW (NWPL) FAC (DEP) | |
| Terminalia catappa | WEST INDIAN ALMOND | Not Native UPL (NWPL) Y | |
| Terminalia molinetii | SPINY BLACK OLIVE | Native | |
| Terminalia muelleri | AUSTRALIAN ALMOND | Not Native Y |
[Family identification key]
1. Larger leaf blades 1-9 cm long, without domatia; extrafloral nectaries absent; calyx lobes scarcely developed, persistent at apex of fruit; fruit 5-10 mm long (sometimes parasitized fruits long and skinny like a string bean)
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1. Larger leaf blades 8-35 cm long, the undersurface without domatia or with domatia in the vein axils along the midrib or along the secondary veins; extrafloral nectaries absent or present at the blade base or petiole apex; calyx lobes well developed, deltoid, deciduous from apex of fruit; fruit 10-70 mm long
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2. Stems with few to no thorns; larger leaf blades 2.5-9 cm long; inflorescence elongate to paniculiform, 3-19 cm long; fruit 4-10 mm long
2. Stems with numerous thorns; larger leaf blades 1-2(3.5) cm long; inflorescence subcapitate to umbelliform, 1-3(-4) cm long; fruit 3-4 mm long
3. Petiole apex or leaf blade base with raised or stalked extrafloral nectaries; leaf blade mostly oblong-elliptic, with 12-20 per major lateral veins on each side the midrib, the undersurface without domatia
3. Petiole or leaf blade base without extrafloral nectaries or with surficial extrafloral nectaries; leaf blade mostly obovate, with 3-12 major lateral veins on each side of the midrib, the undersurface with domatia in the vein axils along the midrib or along the secondary veins
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4. Leaf blade 16-35 cm long, 9-15 cm wide, usually truncate to auriculate at the base or sometimes cuneate, the apex usually shortly acuminate; fruit with 2 ridges or wings, 3.5-7 cm long
4. Leaf blade to 8-18 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, cuneate at the base, the apex rounded to obscurely acuminate; fruit without ridges or wings, 1.2-2 cm long