Terminalia bellirica
Bastard Myrobalan, Beach Almond
Other regional names: Bedda Nut Tree +1 more
- Bedda Nut Tree
- Belleric Myrabolan
Also known as: Buceras bellirica (Gaertn.) Lyons +12 more
- Buceras bellirica (Gaertn.) Lyons
- Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertn.
- Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze
- Myrobalanus tania Buch.-Ham. ex Kostel.
- Myrobalanus taria Buch.-Ham.
- Terminalia attenuata Edgew.
- Terminalia belirica (Gaertn.) Wall.
- Terminalia bellirica var. laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) C.B.Clarke
- Terminalia biticaria Roxb.
- Terminalia chebula Willd. ex Fleming
- Terminalia gella Dalzell
- Terminalia laurinoides Teijsm. & Binn.
- Terminalia myrobalana B.Heyne ex Roth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Combretaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Terminalia bellirica (commonly known as Bastard Myrobalan or Beach Almond) is a tree within the Combretaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Mauritius, Rodrigues, Trinidad-Tobago