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

 
  • 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 arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.
  • Common name : White Murdah, Arjun Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Arjun, Kahu (Hindi)
    • Bilimathi mara, Holeemathi (Kannada)
    • Vellaimaruthu, Kulamaruthu (Tamil)
    • Maddi, Yerra maddi, Tella maddi, Tittu maddi, Vag-maddi, Neer maddi (Telugu)
    • Arjuna, Porjon sahajo (Oria)
    • Arjunah, Kahua (Sanskrit)
    • Arjun-sadada (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : A common riparian species along river banks up to 1400m. Timber is valuable. Buttressed
  • Key identification features : Huge tree with girth up to 10m. 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.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-February
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 11/04/1976
  • Collection Nos : SJC 18886
  • Collection Locality : Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Prakasam district, Chittoor district, Anantapur district, Kurnool district
    • Telangana : Khammam district, Mehboobnagar district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Belagavi district, Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagare district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Tiruchirapalli district
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  • 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
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
    • 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.
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Terminalia arjuna. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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