Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit, Perennial, Tree
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Africa, Asia, Australia
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Types
Terminalia catappa
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Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-6
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
500.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Brown, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Broadly Ovate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bumblebees, Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, Minerals, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Grown for shade, Used As Food
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Terminalia catappa
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
Common Name
Bengal almond, country almond, false kamani, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond
Curly wurly
In Hindi
जंगली बादाम
Corkscrew Rush
In German
Katappenbaum, Seemandelbaum, Indische Mandel
Corkscrew Rush
In French
Badamier
Corkscrew Rush
In Spanish
almendro malabar, almendro de los trópicos, almendrón, falso kamani, Egombegombe
Corkscrew Rush
In Greek
Ινδικό αμύγδαλο
Corkscrew Rush
In Portuguese
amêndoa, amendoeira, castanheira, anoz, árvore-de-anoz, castanholeira, coração-de-nego, castanhola, sete-copas, chapéu-de-sol, guarda-sol, terminália, figueira-da-índia
Corkscrew Rush
In Polish
Migdałecznik właściwy
Corkscrew Rush
In Latin
inti almont
Corkscrew Rush
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Poales
Family
Combretaceae
Juncaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Juncus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10025
1
27800
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