Terminalia pallida

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU)
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Terminalia pallida Brandis, Indian Trees 308 1906. (syn: Terminalia brandisii Engl. ex Brandis);
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SE. India as per POWO;
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Images by J.M.Garg – Id by Vijayasankar Raman

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Tree for Id 020908Jm3:
Fruiting in Talakona forest, AP near Tirupati on 16/8/08.

– These have been identified as Terminalia pallida by …

Submission of Terminalia pallida flowers : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
These are pictures of Terminalia pallida in flowering, which are not seen in efi page

Terminalia pallida?: 8 images.

Found this tree on the way to TP Kota water falls area, AP.

Feb22
Small tree.

Yes, it’s Terminalia pallida

How to confirm it’s not T. chebula?
Because T. chebula has intraspecific variations and myself had found lot of variations in fruit size.
When I first saw the tree’s leaf it was totally different. My guess may be wrong.

Yes, you’re right sir,

Chebula leaves are completely different.

Leaf key

Leaves Ovate, rarely some are obovate, immersed nerves, chartaceous (Thin) ……. Chebula

Leaves Broadly obovate- orbicular, bullet nerves, Chartaceous (Leathery) …….. Pallida

Fruits Key

Fruit clear ovoid, both sides equal beak from the centre of the fruit, clear ridges ….. chebula
Fruits seem rounded, slightly or slightly unequal beak at both sides, unclear ridges …… pallida.

Combretaceae: Terminalia pallida: 3 high res. images.

Terminalia pallida an endemic species to eastern ghats

Collected from Nagalapuram hills , Satyavedu range, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh on 29/09/2025

References:

POWO The Plant List Preliminary Screening of Bioactive Natural Products of Terminalia …

Reproductive ecology of Terminalia pallida … – Current Science (pdf)

Updated on October 7, 2025

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