Terminalia tree

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Cluster-leafs
• tropical almond

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Finetia
• Buchenavia
• Myrobalanifera
• Myrobalanus
• Vicentia
• Terminaliopsis
• Badamia
• Kniphofia
• Pamea
• Panel
• Ramatuela
• Adamaram
• Catappa
• Chuncoa
• Chicharronia
• Gimbernatia
• Tanibouca
• Anogeissus
• Fatraea
• Pteleopsis
• Bucida
• Pentaptera

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Myrtales, it is classified under the family Combretaceae. Finally, its taxonomic identification is completed at the genus level as Terminalia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range spanning across different regions of Africa and its surrounding islands. In the Macaronesian region, it can be found specifically within Cape Verde. Moving to the mainland, it is widely distributed throughout West Tropical Africa. Its presence is documented in several nations, including Benin and Burkina. Additionally, the species extends its reach to include the countries of Gambia and Ghana.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Terminalia has 5 reported plant parts identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include fruit, leaf, root, seed, stem.

Fruit

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Leaf

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Root

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Seed

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Stem

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chemicals

Terminalia has 8 reported phytochemicals identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Knipholone, Tannins, ESCHWEILENOL C, Flavonoids, Knipholone anthrone.

Knipholone

1. Natural product reports
2. Pharmaceutical biology

Tannins

1. Inflammopharmacology
2. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

ESCHWEILENOL C

1. Malaria journal

Flavonoids

1. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Knipholone anthrone

1. Pharmaceutical biology

Stilbenes

1. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Terpenes

1. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

arjunglucoside I

1. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Terminalia has 19 reported activities identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimalarial, Antifungal, Analgesic, Antibacterial.

Antioxidant

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Frontiers in pharmacology
3. Inflammopharmacology
4. Natural products and bioprospecting
5. Pharmaceutical biology

Antimalarial

1. Inflammopharmacology
2. Natural product reports
3. Natural products and bioprospecting
4. Pharmaceutical biology

Antifungal

1. Frontiers in pharmacology
2. Inflammopharmacology
3. Natural products and bioprospecting

Analgesic

1. Inflammopharmacology
2. Natural products and bioprospecting

Antibacterial

1. Frontiers in pharmacology
2. Inflammopharmacology

Antiinflammatory

1. Frontiers in pharmacology
2. Inflammopharmacology

Antimicrobial

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Natural products and bioprospecting

Antiviral

1. Frontiers in pharmacology
2. Inflammopharmacology

Anticancer

1. Inflammopharmacology

Antiparasitic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Medicinal Uses

Terminalia has 11 reported medicinal uses identified across 5 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include cancer, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, fever, headache.

Most Reported Uses