Terminalia pallida Brandis

 
  • Family : COMBRETACEAE
    (COMBRETUM FAMILY or INDIAN ALMOND FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Combretaceae
  • Species : Terminalia pallida
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Vernacular name : Vellaikkadukkay (Tam.); Tella karaka, Velama karaka (Tel.)
  • Endemism : Eastern Ghats
  • Key identification features : A small semi-evergreen tree with glaucous leaves.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasionally grows on rocky open deciduous forests up to 800 m. The fruits are used in tanning and dyeing industry. Sometimes used as a substitute for T.chebula.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district, Salem district, Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; 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=Terminalia pallida. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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  • Veni Madhavi 2024-09-09 10:27:44

    https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Terminalia%20pallida&searchType=species This tree was given vulnerable status in 2014. Please check the above link.
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