Shorea robusta Gaertn.

 
  • Family : DIPTEROCARPACEAE
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Dipterocarpaceae
  • Species : Shorea robusta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Shorea robusta Gaertn.
  • Common name : The Sal
  • Vernacular name : Sal, Sakhu (Hin.); Guggilamu, Thamba, Gugal (Tel.); Sal, Salura, Sekura, Sagua, Rengal (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-331
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 25/02/16
  • Collection Locality : Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Nayagarh District, Odisha State
  • Habitat : Sal Forest
  • Key identification features : A moderate size deciduous tree. Bark is dark brown, rough with deep vertical furrows. Flowers white, highly fragrant. Fruits are winged.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-June
  • Native : Indian sub-continent
  • Comments : Occasional on hills in deciduous forest. Wood is used commercially for its timber. Wood resin is aromatic and is used in inferior quality paints and varnishes and as an incense. The seed fat is converted to Coco Butter.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (Nayagarh district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Himalayas
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Neginhal, S.G., Forest Trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. 2011.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Shorea robusta. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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