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Terminalia macroptera is a seasonally dry tropical tree from West Africa, known for its very large winged seeds (samaras) up to 13 cm long. It is grown mainly as a shade and timber tree in its native range and needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Terminalia macroptera is a species of flowering plant in the White Mangrove Family (Combretaceae) known by the Hausa common name kwandari. It is native to Africa, where it can be found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Niger and Nigeria. Its most notable botanical feature is its very large winged seed or samara up to 13 cm (5.1 in) long by 3.75 cm (1.48 in) width.
In several African countries Terminalia macroptera is used in traditional herbal medicine for infectious diseases, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and dysentery. Extracts of the plant have shown in vitro activity against Helicobacter pylori and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Terminalia macroptera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
