Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit, Perennial, Tree
Grass
Origin
Africa, Asia, Australia
China
Types
Terminalia catappa
Bambusoideae
Number of Varieties
530
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
500.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Brown, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red
Light Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Broadly Ovate
digitate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, Minerals, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Grown for shade, Used As Food
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Terminalia catappa
BAMBUSA multiplex
Common Name
Bengal almond, country almond, false kamani, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
In Hindi
जंगली बादाम
हेगड़े बांस
In German
Katappenbaum, Seemandelbaum, Indische Mandel
Hedge Bambus
In French
Badamier
Bamboo Hedge
In Spanish
almendro malabar, almendro de los trópicos, almendrón, falso kamani, Egombegombe
bambú de cobertura
In Greek
Ινδικό αμύγδαλο
hedge Μπαμπού
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
Bamboo Hedge
In Polish
Migdałecznik właściwy
Żywopłoty Bamboo
In Latin
inti almont
Sepi Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Combretaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
1001200
1
27800
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