Terminalia chebula

Terminalia chebula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Combretaceae
Subfamilia: Combretoideae
Tribus: Combreteae
Subtribus: Terminaliinae
Genus: Terminalia
Species: Terminalia chebula
Varietas: T. c. var. tomentella

Name

Terminalia chebula Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 31 1788

Synonyms

• Buceras chebula (Retz.) Lyons
• Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn.
• Myrobalanus gangetica Kostel.
• Terminalia acuta Walp.
• Terminalia aruta Buch.-Ham. ex G. Don
• Terminalia gangetica Roxb.
• Terminalia reticulata Roth

Homonyms

• Terminalia chebula Willd. ex Flem. = Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie China (W-Yunnan), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, India (Kumaon, etc.),Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar [Burma], Darjeeling, Bangladesh References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Retzius, A.J., 1788. Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) 5: 31.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Terminalia chebula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Terminalia chebula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Terminalia chebula. Published online. Accessed: October 26 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Terminalia chebula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Terminalia chebula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: শিলিখা
বাংলা: হরিতকী
English: Black Myrobalan,Chebulic Myrobalan
ગુજરાતી: હરડે
हिन्दी: हरीतकी
मराठी: हिरडा
नेपाली: हर्रो
Nederlands: zwarte myrobalaan
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਹਰੜ
संस्कृतम्: हरीतकी
தமிழ்: கடுக்காய்

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