Combretaceae FAMILY
Terminalia paniculata
Terminalia paniculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
GrowthFast
A plant of the moist tropics. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, though it can tolerate 13 - 39°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,000 - 3,000mm, though can tolerate from 1,000 - 5,000mm[1]. Grows best in a sunny position[1]. Succeeds in most well-drained soils of at least moderate fertility[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 6.5, tolerating 4.5 - 7.5[1]. Newly planted young trees grow away quickly[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+paniculata>
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]Flowers of India — http://www.flowersofindia.net/ ↩︎A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.