Terminalia Mantaly Combretaceae plant comes from the island of Sumatra(Island in Indonesia) its common name is Madagascar Almond and looks like an umbrella tree. Mantaly trees are also found in other parts of South and Southeast Asia. The name of the Terminalia comes from the 'Latin' . Terminalia Mantaly inflorescence up to 10 to 20 meters in height and 1.5 meters in width. Terminalia is an evergreen tree in humid areas.
It consists of a long cob (providing palm flower colors in the world championship height). The shelter of the tree grows in layers like being cut. Mantaly trees harvest for the local use as a medicine and source of tannins.
This amazing plant is grown in botanical gardens all around the world. Mantaly became famous in the USA after it was shown in the animated series "The Simpsons": flower allegedly poisoned poisonous fumes the whole town of Springfield. When this strange flower bloomed in 2005 at the University of Madison (USA), people stood in long lines to see it. Public interest in the flower was so high that the botanical garden established a hotline with records updated status information. Souvenir depicting a flower then were sold for a total amount of 50 thousand dollars.
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