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*Terminalia catappa Linnaeus. Common name: Common Tropical-almond, West Indian Almond. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Old World tropics.

Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy : = Bah, Fl4, FNA10, K4, Meso4.1, S, S13, SFla, WH3, (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Terminalia catappa - FNA10

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