Terminalia chebula
Also known as: Buceras chebula (Retz.) Lyons +14 more
- Buceras chebula (Retz.) Lyons
- Combretum argyrophyllum K.Schum.
- Myrobalanifera fertilis J.F.Gmel.
- Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn.
- Myrobalanus gangetica (Roxb.) Kostel.
- Myrobalanus tomentella (Kurz) Kuntze
- Terminalia aruta Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don
- Terminalia chebula var. chebula
- Terminalia chebula var. gangetica (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke
- Terminalia chebula var. tomentella (Kurz) C.B.Clarke
- Terminalia gangetica Roxb.
- Terminalia glandulipetiolata De Wild.
- Terminalia glandulipetiolata DeWild.
- Terminalia reticulata B.Heyne ex Roth
- Terminalia tomentella Kurz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Combretaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Terminalia chebula is a tree belonging to the Combretaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Terminalia, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China Southeast, Malaya, Pakistan, Taiwan, Zaïre