Terminalia albida

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

Terminalia argyrophylla Pott. & Prain

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.

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

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