Terminalia catappa L.
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Filed As
Combretaceae
Terminalia catappa L. -
Collector(s)
J. H. L. Waterhouse 259, 28 Sep 1934
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Location
Papua New Guinea. New Britain. In Nodup area. Gazelle Pen., B M.T. New Guinea [=British Mandated Territory New Guinea].
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Description
Handsome littoral tree, edible fruit. [From attached typed slip of paper: A very handsome littoral tree, yielding an edible almond-like fruit. This deciduous tree looks very beautiful with its "autumn foliage". The very young shoots are mixed with an earl called "tawal" and used for blackening the teeth.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02128646
Occurrence ID: 59863482-62f6-4665-84e7-ce2f1c85cffe
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Combretaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Oceania
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Country
Papua New Guinea
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Locality
New Britain. In Nodup area. Gazelle Pen., B M.T. New Guinea [=British Mandated Territory New Guinea]
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Distribution
A very handsome littoral tree, yielding an edible almond-like fruit. This deciduous tree looks very beautiful with its "autumn foliage." The veiy young shoots are mixed with an earth called "Tawal" and used for blackening the teeth. Terminalia sp. T. Kaot, F. Tavola Talia /V&\/O 0^'^^ 02128646 /KJ^ar Ser. No. Coll. No. .£74491_._- ------25a___. MUSEUM YALE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY Com.Ñame .Talla.____________________________ Bot. Ñame _T£rmiaalia_c.a.tapiia_LiimJ_________ Fam.Crtmbrfttaceafi-- Country_Nes_Britgin___ Not e s: _ ,C.QJUiy_ ¿ Ji Jiatgrho US e *M%y/jyne,_193_4 irj._ Nodup. _ar ea a z ell e _ P en.. j B . M. T .New _Guinea^. Haedjome JLittoral_J^_eeiedibl_e_ ^ruit «J)et .by Dr_._ E » D «Merrill«Bee. 9/_2_8/_34 _ _ 02128646
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Terminalia catappa L.