Combretaceae

Indian almond

Terminalia catappa L.

Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia

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Indian almond (Terminalia catappa) — FlowerPhoto: Stuart, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (49)

ace: Keutapang
Arabic: هليلج هندي, باذان, بيذان
arz: هليلج هندى
azb: هیند بادامی
Azerbaijani: Katappa terminaliyası
Bangla: কাঠ বাদাম
bik: Talisay
Burmese: ဗာဒံပင်, ဗန်ဒါပင်
Catalan: Ametller de l'Índia
Chinese: 榄仁树, 欖仁, 欖仁樹, 山枇杷树, 榄仁, 牛枇杷
Czech: Mandlovník mořský, Vrcholák pravý
Divehi: ކަނަމަދު
Dutch: Ketapang
English: Indian almond, Tropical almond, Beach almond, Sea almond
Filipino: Talisay, Almendro
Finnish: Manteliketapani
French: Amandier-pays, Badamier, Myrobolan
German: Katappenbaum, Badam, Indische Mandel, Indische Myrobalane, Seemandelbaum
gor: Tolite
Haitian Creole: Zanmann
Indonesian: Ketapang
Japanese: モモタマナ
Javanese: Ketapang
Kannada: ಇಂಗುದಿ
Lingala: Lídamɛ
Malagasy: Antafana, Atafa, Atafana, Hafafo, Hatafa, Hatafamena, Hatafana, Hatofa
Malay: Pokok Ketapang
Malayalam: തല്ലിമരം, അടമരം, ഇന്ത്യൻ ബദാം, ഓടൽ, കടപ്പ, തല്ലിത്തേങ്ങ
Marathi: मलबार आलमंड
Nepali: जंगली रूखबदाम
pam: Banilak
pap: Palu di amandel
Persian: درخت لوز, گارون زنگی
Polish: Migdałecznik właściwy, Migdałecznik kabulski
Portuguese: Amendoeira-da-praia, Castanholeira, Chapéu-de-sol, Sete-copas
pwn: Ljarasay
Russian: Индийский миндаль
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉပူၺ်း, မၢၵ်ႇပုၺ်း, မၢၵ်ႇမႆႉပုၺ်း
Sinhala: කොට්ටම්බා
Slovenian: Mirobalanovec, Bengalski mandljevec, Indijski mandljevec, Tropski mandljevec
Somali: Beydaan
Spanish: Almendro de Cayena, Almendro de las Antillas, Almendro de los tropicos, Almendro de los trópicos, Almendro de playa, Almendro malabar, Arbol paraguas, Falso kamani
Sundanese: Katapang
Swahili: Kungu
Thai: หูกวาง
Tongan: Telie, Anacardium occidentale
ty: Autaraa
Vietnamese: Bàng, Cây bàng
Wolof: Gerte tubaab

Synonyms

Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc.
Juglans catappa (L.) Lour.
Myrobalanus badamia Poir.
Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze
Myrobalanus commersonii Kuntze
Myrobalanus rubrigemmis (Tul.) Kuntze
Terminalia badamia sensu Tul.
Terminalia burmanica King ex Prain
Terminalia catappa var. chlorocarpa Hassk.
Terminalia catappa var. macrocarpa Hassk.
Terminalia catappa var. pubescens Kurz
Terminalia catappa var. rhodocarpa Hassk.
Terminalia catappa var. subcordata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC.
Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng.
Terminalia kydiana Roxb. ex Wall.
Terminalia latifolia Blanco
Terminalia mauritiana Blanco
Terminalia moluccana Lam.
Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha
Terminalia paraensis Mart.
Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul.
Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Flowers

In flower: March to January (from 312 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Stuart, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ramnarayan K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Darren Obbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: j_osborn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker Hopkins, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Viken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hugo Saulino, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.