Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.
First published in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 314 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Introduced into:
China Southeast, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Pentaptera arjuna Roxb. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 15 (1828), nom. cons.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Myrobalanus cuneata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 236 (1891)
- Pentaptera angustifolia Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 437 (1832)
- Pentaptera glabra Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 440 (1832)
- Pentaptera obovata DC. in Prodr. 3: 14 (1828)
- Terminalia berryi Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 314 (1834)
- Terminalia cuneata B.Heyne ex Roth in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 380 (1821), nom. rej. prop.
- Terminalia glabra Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 314 (1834)
- Terminalia ovalifolia Rottler ex C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 447 (1878)
- Terminalia psidiifolia Delile in F.Cailliaud, Voy. Méroé 4(prepr.): 92 (1826)
- Terminalia urjan Royle in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 209 (1835), orth. var.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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.
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 90-106: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Chakrabarty, T. & Kumar, V.S. (2017). Terminalia elliptica (Combretaceae) is not conspecific with T. arjuna. Phytotaxa 295: 297-300.
- 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.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- 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.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
- Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
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.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 90-106: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
- Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [s.n.], India | K000786109 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [1009], India | K000786143 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [3979], India | K000786144 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000786108 | Yes | |||
Gardner, G. [286], Sri Lanka | K000786113 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], India | K000786107 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [3979], India | K000786145 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000786112 | Yes | |||
Heyne, B. [s.n.], India | K000786111 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000786110 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3981] | Pentaptera arjuna | K001117829 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] | Pentaptera glabra | K001117816 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979], India | Pentaptera glabra | K001117818 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979], India | Pentaptera glabra | K001117819 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] | Pentaptera glabra | K001117817 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] | Pentaptera glabra | K001117820 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3979] | Pentaptera glabra | K001117823 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3979], India | Pentaptera glabra | K001117821 | Yes | ||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3979] | Pentaptera glabra | K001117822 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images