Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Terminalia | Species: Terminalia catappa Linn.( देसी बादाम ) |
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| Synonym | Badamia commersonii Gaertn., Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc., Catappa domestica Rumph. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Indian almond-wood tree | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Indian almond-wood tree, bastard almond, Andaman badam. | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Desi badam | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 800 m. | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The pale green fruit is the size and shape of an almond in its shell. Some varieties become reddish-purple when ripe. The nuts are edible, taste like almonds and are eaten. |
| Habitat | Tree of coastal areas throughout the warm tropics. Grows best in moist tropical climates. The tree is well adapted to sandy and rocky coasts. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Australia, Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam. | Bark Details | Hard, dark brown in colour, rugged. |
| Distribution in Haryana | , Gurgaon, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Indian almonds are spreading trees with large, leathery, oval leaves which turn red before they fall. The tree has a distinctive shape, its horizontal branches growing in wide spreading circles at different levels on the trunk. The greenish - white female - and male flowers are on the same tree; these flowers are inconspicuous and not very showy. The pale green fruit is the size and shape of an almond in its shell. Some varieties become reddish-purple when ripe. The nuts are edible, taste like almonds and are eaten. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate oval with short petioles, spirally clustered at the branch tips, 15-36 cm long, 8-24 cm wide, dark green above, paler beneath, leathery and glossy. They turn bright scarlet, dark red, dark purplish-red, or yellow. |
