Terminalia mantaly
Terminalia mantaly
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the semi-arid to moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 20 - 28°c, though it can tolerate 15 - 36°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 500 - 1,200mm, though can tolerate from 300 - 1,500mm[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Prefers a well-drained, medium to light soil[1]. Established plants are drought resistant[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 7, tolerating 5 - 7.5[1]. A fast-growing plant when on a good site[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+mantaly>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
- [3]Flore de Madagascar et des Comores — Humbert H. · Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris · 1946 - 1984 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.