Indian Almond

Indian Almond = Terminalia catappa

Family: Combretaceae(White Mangrove)

Native to the tropical regions of Asia, 

Africa and Australia

11/23/2012 George English Park, Ft. Lauderdale

It grows to 35 m(11 feet) tall with the large

leaves of 15-25 cm(6-10") long and

10-14 cm broad, glossy dark green and leathery.

The fruit is drupe 5-7 cm (2-2.8") long and

3-5.5 cm(1.2-2.2") broad, first green

then yellow and finally red when ripe.

The seed within the fruit is edible when fully ripe,

tastes almost like almond.

大きな木、大きな葉（２０cm前後）に何と小さな花。

実は5-7 cmくらいで種がひとつ、その種はアーモンドの

ような味がするそうです。

11/23/2012  George English Park, Ft. Lauderdale

 11/23/2012  George English Park, Ft. Lauderdale

                                   

The leaves contain several chemicals,

flavonoids, tannins, saponines and phytosterols...

and because of that, the leaves are used in 

different herbal medicines for various purposes.

含んでいるケミカルが豊富なために葉の使い道は多く、

お茶にして下痢止めに使ったり、肝臓の病気に利くとか

癌の予防にいいとか、いろいろあるらしいです。