Combretaceae

Terminalia amazonia (J.F.Gmel.) Exell

Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia

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Terminalia amazonia: Location taken: Wilson Botanical Garden, Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica. Names: Terminalia amazonia (J.F.Gmel.) Exell, Guacharaco (Venezuela), Guayab — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Arabic: هليلج أمازوني

Synonyms

Buceras angustifolia Hitchc.
Buceras angustifolium (DC.) Hitchc.
Bucida angustifolia DC.
Bucida buceras var. angustifolia (DC.) Eichler
Chuncoa amazonia J.F.Gmel.
Chuncoa obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Chuncoa obovata Poir.
Gimbernatia amazonia Ruiz & Pav.
Gimbernatia obovata Ruiz & Pav.
Myrobalanus excelsa (Liebm. ex Hemsl.) Kuntze
Myrobalanus obovatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
Terminalia excelsa Liebm. ex Hemsl.
Terminalia obovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Steud.
Terminalia odontoptera Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: keesgroenendijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: keesgroenendijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: cristian gaviria londoño, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: keesgroenendijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.