Mazhar Botanic Garden

Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev

ترميناليا ايفورنسس

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000101
Common name: ترميناليا ايفورنسس
English name: Black Afara, Ivory Coast almond
Arabic name: ترميناليا ايفورنسس
Native: Western tropical Africa
Country: Tanzania
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Large deciduous tree , grow up to 15- 40 m tall, 90 – 150 cm in diameter branchless for up to 30 m, mature tree very flat topped with a wide horizontal canopy, young tree the branches are world leaves simple oval blunt tipped  flowers in axillary spikes , nearly to apex fruit winged

The durable heartwood is used as timber in joinery and high-class furniture

Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, germination usually starts within 2 weeks of sowing and lasts for another 2 - 5 weeks
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Furniture Wood and Timber
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Mild acid
Located in: Herbarium Yard

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