Terminalia catappa L. Main specimen

Combretaceae

{ Description | Flower }

The flowers of Terminalia catappa are grouped in axillary spikes. The spike is 8-12 cm long and it has a 1.5 cm long peduncle.
The flowers are male or hermaphrodite (bisexual). The male flowers are usually at the upper part of the spike and the hermaphrodite ones on the lower part.
The calyx-tube is cup-shaped, 5 mm across, 1-2 mm high and with 5 reflexed and triangular lobes. The calyx is cream-coloured and densely pubescent inside.
The corolla is absent.
The androecium is composed of 10 stamens. The filaments are 3.5 mm long and the anthers are globose and less than 1 mm long.
The hermaphrodite flowers have a densely hairy epigynous disk with a slender style and a simple stigma.
The ovary is pubescent and 1-celled.
The flowers are fragrant.