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Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Belliric Myrobalan

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000211
Common name: Belliric Myrobalan,
English name: Bedda nut tree, Belliric Myrobalan, Baheda.
Arabic name: ترميناليا لوزة ، ترميناليا بللاريكا
Native: Southeast Asia, Southwest China
Country: China Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous tree,  grow up to 50 m tall leaves about 15 cm long and crowded toward the ends of branches, it is considered a good fodder for cattle flowers greenish yellow, in axillary spikes to 15 cm long fruit ovoid 25 cm long, drupaceous, pubescent

ornamental plant. The tree has long been used in Indian herbal medicine, the fruits being gathered from the wild and from cultivation. The tree is cultivated everywhere in India because of its fruits and the tannin-rich bark.

Terminalia attenuata Edgew

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Semi deciduous
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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