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, 2^nd 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