Terminalia avicennioides
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Terminalia avicennioides is a tree species in the genus Terminalia
Terminalia (plant)
Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising around 100 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. This genus gets it name from Latin terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear at the very tips of the shoots.Trees of this genus...

found in West Africa.

Castalagin
Castalagin
Castalagin is a ellagitannin, a type of hydrolyzable tannin, found in oak and chestnut wood and in the stem barks of Anogeissus leiocarpus and Terminalia avicennoides....

 and Flavogallonic acid dilactone
Flavogallonic acid dilactone
Flavogallonic acid dilactone is a hydrolysable tannin that can be found in Rhynchosia volubilis seeds, in Shorea laeviforia, in Anogeissus leiocarpus and Terminalia avicennoides....

 are hydrolysable tannins found in T. avicennoides.

See also

  • Bògòlanfini
    Bògòlanfini
    Bògòlanfini or bogolan is a handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and has, more recently, become a symbol of Malian cultural identity...

    , a handmade Malian cotton fabric dyed yellow in wolo solution, made from the leaves of T. avicennoides
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