Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
Mexico
Types
Terminalia arjuna
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Number of Varieties
130
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12-7
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm180.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Reduce water once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
conjunctivitis, sneezing
Inflammation, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
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Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Gum, Used as a chewing gum, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Terminalia arjuna
CHAMAEDOREA pochutlensis
Common Name
Arjuna
Cannelilla Mexico
In Hindi
अर्जुन वृक्ष
Canelilla
In German
Terminalia arjuna
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
In French
Terminalia arjuna
Canelilla
In Spanish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
In Greek
arjuna
Canelilla
In Portuguese
Migdałecznik arjuna
Canelilla
In Polish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Canelilla
In Latin
arjuna
Canelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Euphorbiales
Family
Poaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Euphorbieae
Subfamily
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Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
100107
1
27800
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