Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : COMBRETACEAE
    (COMBRETUM FAMILY or INDIAN ALMOND FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Combretaceae
  • Species : Terminalia arjuna
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.
  • Common name : White Murdah, Arjun Tree
  • Vernacular name : Arjun, Kahu (Hin.); Bili mathi mara, Holey mathi (Kan.); Vellamaruthu, Kulamaruthu (Tam.); Maddi, Yerra maddi, Tella maddi, Tittu maddi, Vag-maddi, Neer maddi (Tel.); Arjuna, Porjon sahajo (Ori.); Arjunah, Kahua (San.)
  • Key identification features : Huge buttressed tree with girth up to 10 m. Bark stiff, flaking off in pieces; inner bark white, smooth, 3-4 cm thick, flesh-coloured when cut, exudating red resin. Inflorescence with characteristic galls.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : May-February
  • Native : India
  • Comments : A common riparian species along river banks up to 1400 m. Timber is valuable.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Prakasham district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khammam district, Mehbubnagar district (Telangana State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; 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; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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=Terminalia arjuna. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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