Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising nearly 300 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. The genus name derives from the Latin word terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear at the very tips of the shoots.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Madagascar almond being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Terminalia buceras
- Terminalia molinetii
- Terminalia tetraphylla
- Terminalia amazonia
- Terminalia kaernbachii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Species
- Terminalia mantaly
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