Terminalia myriocarpa
| Terminalia myriocarpa | |
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| Terminalia myriocarpa (flowers). Location: Maui, Puaa Kaa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Terminalia |
| Species: | T. myriocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Terminalia myriocarpa | |
Terminalia myriocarpa, the East Indian almond,[2] is a tree species in the genus Terminalia found in Southeast Asia.
Ecology[]
The larvae of the moth Acrocercops terminaliae feed on T. myriocarpa.
Chemistry[]
The phenolic compounds , gallic acid, methyl gallate, ethyl gallate, , vitexin, isovitexin, orientin, iso-orientin, kaempferol 3-O-β-D-rutinoside, rutin, , ellagic acid, flavogallonic acid and (α/β)-punicalagin can be isolated from the leaves of T. myriocarpa.[3]
References[]
- ^ van Heurck, Henri (January 1870). Observationes botanicae et descriptiones plantarum novarum herbarii van heurckiani (in French and Latin). Anvers: Félicien Baggerman. p. 215.
- ^ "Terminalia myriocarpa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Pharmacologically Active Ellagitannins from Terminalia myriocarpa. Mohamed S.A. Marzouk, Sayed A.A. El-Toumy, Fatma A. Moharram, Nagwa M.M. Shalaby and Amany A.E. Ahmed, Planta Med, 2002, 68(6), pages 523-527, doi:10.1055/s-2002-32549
External links[]
Media related to Terminalia myriocarpa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Terminalia myriocarpa at Wikispecies
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