Terminalia prunioides, the purple-pod cluster-leaf or purple-pod terminalia, is a small African tree in the family Combretaceae.[1][2] It is native to the eastern and south-central parts of the continent.[1]

Purple-pod terminalia
Habit, inflorescence and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. prunioides
Binomial name
Terminalia prunioides
M.A.Lawson
Synonyms[1]
  • Terminalia benguellensis Welw. ex Hiern
  • Terminalia hararensis Engl.
  • Terminalia holstii Engl.
  • Terminalia petersii Engl.
  • Terminalia porphyrocarpa Schinz
  • Terminalia rautanenii Schinz
  • Terminalia somalensis Engl. & Diels

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Terminalia prunioides M.A.Lawson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Plants and People Africa". www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.