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This species is accepted, and its native range is Indian Subcontinent.

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Introduced into:

China Southeast, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Gardner, G. [286], Sri Lanka K000786113
Heyne, B. [s.n.], India K000786111
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000786107
s.coll. [s.n.] K000786108
s.coll. [s.n.] K000786110
s.coll. [s.n.] K000786112
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000786109
s.coll. [1009], India K000786143
s.coll. [3979], India K000786144
s.coll. [3979], India K000786145
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3981] Pentaptera arjuna K001117829
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3979], India Pentaptera glabra K001117821
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3979] Pentaptera glabra K001117822
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] Pentaptera glabra K001117816
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] Pentaptera glabra K001117817
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979], India Pentaptera glabra K001117818
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979], India Pentaptera glabra K001117819
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] Pentaptera glabra K001117820
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] Pentaptera glabra K001117823

First published in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 314 (1834)

Accepted by

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Chakrabarty, T. & Kumar, V.S. (2017). Terminalia elliptica (Combretaceae) is not conspecific with T. arjuna Phytotaxa 295: 297-300.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 90-106: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots' Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 90-106: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.

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