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Terminalia (plant)
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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]
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Terminalia catappa | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Combretaceae |
Genus: | Terminalia L. (1767)[1] |
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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]