Herbarium JCB

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Family : COMBRETACEAE
(COMBRETUM FAMILY or INDIAN ALMOND FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Combretaceae
Species : Terminalia chebula
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Terminalia chebula Retz.
Common name : Chebulic Myrobalan
Vernacular name : Hara, Harara, Harad (Hin.); Anile kaayi mara, Alaley-kaai-mara (Kan.); Kadukkaai (Tam.); Karakkaya chettu, Nalla karaka (Tel.); Harida (Ori.); Haritakkee (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0601
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : Karadiyur, Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : February-October
Native : Indian sub-continent
Comments : Common on hills of deciduous forests to 1400 m, also in farmlands and in plantations. Fruits are used for tannins and dyes. Plant is medicinal, fruits are used in preparation of 'Triphala Churna' (native preparation along with E.officinalis Gaert. & T.bellirica (Gaert.) Roxb. for respiratory disorders).
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar
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 chebula. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.