Combretaceae

Mueller's damson

Terminalia muelleri Benth.

Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia

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Mueller's damson (Terminalia muelleri) — FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: هليلج ميوليري
Cantonese: 莫氏欖仁
Chinese: 卵果榄仁, 卵果欖仁
English: Mueller's damson, Australian almond

Synonyms

Myrobalanus muelleri (Benth.) Kuntze
Terminalia glabra R.Br. ex Benth.
Terminalia microcarpa F.Muell.
Terminalia muelleri var. minor Benth.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Daniel Montesinos, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.