Combretaceae FAMILY
Terminalia myriocarpa
Terminalia myriocarpa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
Found at elevations up to 1,700 metres in the Himalayas[1]. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 22 - 32°c, though it can tolerate 7 - 39°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 4,000mm, though it can tolerate from 2,000 - 5,500mm[1]. Requires a sunny position[1]. Grows best in a well-drained, deep, fertile, loamy to clayey soil[1]. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 7[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+myriocarpa>
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]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
- [3]Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. — Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. · Blumea · 2004 ↩︎A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne
- [4]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet