- Family : COMBRETACEAE
(Combretum Or Indian Almond Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ARJUN FAMILY (अर्जुन फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Combretaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.
- Common name : Belliric myrobalan, Bedda nut tree
- Vernacular name :
- Baheda, Bhaira (Hindi)
- Shanti mara, Taree mara (Kannada)
- Thani, Kandugam, Sirittan, Tandi, Thaani, Vibidigan, Semmaram (Tamil)
- Thara, Thandra, Thadi, Bhutavasamu, Tani, Vibhitakamu (Telugu)
- Bahada, Baria (Oria)
- Bibhitaka (Sanskrit)
- Behada (Marathi)
- Thanni, Thannikka, Tusham (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : On hills up to 1400m. Plant is medicinal, fruits are used in preparation of 'Triphala Churna' (native preparation along with E.officinalis Gaert. & T.chebula Retz for respiratory disorders).
- Flower, Fruit : March-December
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district
- Karnataka : Bellary district, Kolar district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills, Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district)
- Native : Indian subcontinent
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malesia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Terminalia bellirica. Downloaded on 1 July 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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