Terminalia mantaly H.Perrier
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Madagascar Almond |
| Family Name : | Combretaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Terminalia mantaly |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | Madagascar |
Uses
The bark and wood are astringent. They are used in the treatment of dysentery.
Description
It is a small to medium Evergreen tree, 10‐20 m tall. Bark pale grey, smooth and rather mottled. Its crown is layered in symmetrical tiers. Leaves simple, in rosettes of 4-9 equal leaves on short thick stems, spathulate, glabrous, base tapered, apex broadly rounded, margin wavy to crenate. Inflorescence a spike. Flowers small, greenish. Fruit a drupe, small, oval; seeds 1.5 cm long, wingless.
