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Taxon:  Terminalia chebula Retz.



Summary
Genus:
Terminalia
Family:
Combretaceae
Subfamily:
Combretoideae
Tribe:
Combreteae
Subtribe:
Terminaliinae
Nomen number:
36335
Place of publication:
Observ. bot. 5:31. 1788 ("1789")
Verified:
04/15/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Terminalia chebula Retz. var. chebula (0 active accession[s])
Terminalia chebula Retz. var. tomentella (Kurz) C. B. Clarke (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
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  26. Srivastav, P. K. et al. 1996. Conservation of Terminalia genetic resources: the principal source of non wood forest products in India. Forest Genet. Resources 24:55.
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Common names
English
black myrobalan –
chebulic myrobalan –
French
myrobalan chébule –
German
chebulische Myrobalane –
India
haritaki –
harra –
Spanish
mirobalanos índicos –
unknown
haritali –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengw.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng (w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Invertebrate foodsilkworms Srivastav, P. K. et al. 1996. Conservation of Terminalia genetic resources: the principal source of non wood forest products in India. Forest Genet. Resources 24:55.
Materialstannin/dyestuffextract from fruits used in many waysRosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts 334.
Materialswood Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts 334.
Medicinesfolklorefide F Bhutan; F Pak; J Econ TaxB 21:347. 1997; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Biodiv Conserv 13:459. 2004McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36335. Accessed 12 May 2025.