Herbarium JCB

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Family : COMBRETACEAE
(COMBRETUM FAMILY or INDIAN ALMOND FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Combretaceae
Species : Terminalia bellirica
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Common name : Belliric Myrobalan
Vernacular name : Baheda, Bhaira (Hin.); Shanti mara, Taree mara (Kan.); Semmaram, Thani, Kandugam, Sirittan, Tandi, Thaani, Vibidigan (Tam.); Thara, Thandra, Thadi, Bhutavasamu, Tani, Vibhitakamu (Tel.); Bahada, Baria (Ori.); Bibhitaka (San.)
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Native : Indian sub-continent
Comments : On hills up to 1400 m. Plant is medicinal, fruits are used in preparation of 'Triphala Churna' (native preparation along with E.officinalis Gaert. & T.chebula Retz for respiratory disorders).
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malesia
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.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459
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 bellirica. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.