Terminalia catappa

Terminalia catappa

Indian almond is a fast-growing deciduous or semi-evergreen tree, usually growing about 15 metres tall with specimens up to 40 metres recorded. The canopy has a pagoda-like habit when young, but this becomes less noticeable as the tree ages and the branches elongate and droop at the tips. This plant is belongs to Combretaceae family.

Uses

Stomachache, Headache, Itching.

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Naadu badami, Uru badami
Hindi	Deshi badam
Malayalam
Tamil	Amandimaram
Telugu	Naatubadam
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Grahadruma
English	Indianalmond tree

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

{{Habit|Semi-deciduous

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Plants grow best in the lowland tropics at elevations below 800 metres.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Near river mouths, On coastal plains.

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External Links

• Terminalia catappa on indiabiodiversity.org
• Terminalia catappa on flowersofindia.net