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Identification
Terminalia mantaly H.Perrier [family COMBRETACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Bosser J., 1973
Related name
  • Terminalia mantaly
Common name
  • mantaly (from a Madagascan name)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

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Entry for Terminalia mantaly H. Perrier [family COMBRETACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 1
Names
Terminalia mantaly H. Perrier [family COMBRETACEAE]
Common names
French mantaly (from a Madagascan name).
Uses
bark wood Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery wood bark Products: dyes, stains, inks, tattoos and mordants
Description
The tree 10–20 m high, endemic of Madagascar, introduced into Senegal (1).The bark and wood are used in Madagascar for dyeing and in treatment of dysentery (2).
References
References:1. Berhaut, 1967: 233. 2. Perrier de la Bâthie, 1954: 50–51.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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