Terminalia paniculata

Terminalia paniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Combretaceae
Genus:Terminalia
Species: T. paniculata
Binomial name
Terminalia paniculata
Roth

Terminalia paniculata is a tree native to southwest India[1] (including the Western Ghats and Karnataka). Known in the timber trade as kindal, it has a variety of names in local languages.[2]

It is economically important for wood,[1] medicinal uses, and raising silkworms.[1]

Bark of Terminalia paniculata
Flowers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terminalia paniculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. "Terminalia paniculata". Forestry Compendium. Retrieved 2008-01-24.


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