Plant Details

Accepted name:: Terminalia catappa L. [Combretaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abrofo nkatie	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
almendro	Other	Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al., 2016) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
almendro de la india	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
almenron	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
almond	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
almond-indian	Other	Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
amandi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amandi-maram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amandier	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
amandier de gambie	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
amenamchem	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amendoeira	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
amendoeira-da-india	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
amendoeira-da-índia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baadaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baadaamu chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badam	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badam chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badame-hindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badami-mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badamier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
badamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bangaali baadaam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barbados almond	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bastard almond	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
batham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
beach almond	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bedam	Other	Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants (Ghazanfar, 1994)
bemgali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bengal almond	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bengalibadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bodanmyen	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
castanhola	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chapéu-de-sol	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
country-almond	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
desabadama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
deshabadamitte	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
deshee baadami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
deshi-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
desi-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ebelebo	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gaare kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gerte tutab	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
grahadruma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hamánasi	Other	Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
hijli-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hindi bedam	Other	Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants (Ghazanfar, 1994)
hindi-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hindibadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hirani baadaam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hiranibadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian almond	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
indian almond tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian barbados	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian-almond	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
indischer mandelbaum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
inggudi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ingudi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ingudi mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangli baadaam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangli-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
janglibadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
janglibadama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadu baadaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadubadami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karakaaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kat badam	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
katappa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katappenbaum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
katubadamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kotta-kuru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kottakkuru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kottamba	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kottan	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kshudrabadama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshudrabija	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malabar almond	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
malabar-almond	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
mhandaya	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
mkungu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
naadu baadaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naadu badaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naatubaadaamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nat vadom	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nat-badami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natbadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattoo vadomchottay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattu-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattu-badam-vittulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattu-vadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattu-vadam-kottai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattubadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattuvadumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natu badami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natubadami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natubadamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natvadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natvadom	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
olaagra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
olagra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
olegra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ooru baadaami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patee-badam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pinga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sea almond	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sea-almond	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
singapore almond	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
siruppinga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tailaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talisay tree	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
talitanna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talitenna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tapasataruvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thaapasaru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thaapasatharuvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thallithenga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tropical almond	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tropical-almond	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
tropisk mandel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
uadam vitthiloo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
umbrella tree	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
urubadami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uruvadami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vadamvitelloo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vadham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vadumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valaagra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valagra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatha-kottai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vathakottai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatumai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatumai-k-kottai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vedam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
west indian almond	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
white bombwe	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
wild almond	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zanmande	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
කොට්ටම්	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
කොට්ටම්බා	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark, Seed coats		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaf		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bark, fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
leaf, fruit		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf, fruit		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 21 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Juglans catappa (L.) Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 573 (1790).
Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 85 (1893).
Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 237 (1891).
Myrobalanus commersonii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 237 (1891).
Myrobalanus rubrigemmis (Tul.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 237 (1891).
Phytolacca javanica Osbeck Dagb. Ostind. Resa: 276 (1757).
Terminalia burmanica King ex Prain J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73: 204 (1904).
Terminalia catappa var. chlorocarpa Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 145 (1843).
Terminalia catappa var. macrocarpa Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 145 (1843).
Terminalia catappa var. pubescens Kurz Forest Fl. Burma 1: 454 (1877).
Terminalia catappa var. rhodocarpa Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 145 (1843).
Terminalia catappa var. subcordata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC. Prodr. 3: 11 (1828).
Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 359 (1825).
Terminalia kydiana Roxb. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 3974 (1831).
Terminalia latifolia Blanco Fl. Filip.: 376 (1837), nom. illeg.
Terminalia mauritiana Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2.: 264 (1845), sensu auct.
Terminalia moluccana Lam. Encycl. 1: 349 (1785).
Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 27 (1790), nom. nud.
Terminalia paraensis Mart. Flora 24(2 Beibl.): 24 (1841).
Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 6: 102 (1856).
Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 968 (1806).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Juglans catappa Loureiro	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Terminalia catappa	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Terminalia catappa L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Fijian Medicinal Plants (Cambie & Ash, 1994) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants (Ghazanfar, 1994) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Medicinal plants in South Pacific (WHO, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Terminalia cattapa Linn.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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