Terminalia albida

Terminalia albida is a tree species in the genus Terminalia found in West Africa. It is found in the savannah part of Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve in Gambia.

Terminalia albida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species:
T. albida
Binomial name
Terminalia albida
Scott-Elliot
Synonyms

Terminalia argyrophylla Pott. & Prain

The aqueous extract of the bark is used in Gambia as an eye-lotion.

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