Terminalia crenulata Roth

 
  • 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 crenulata Roth
  • Common name : Crocodile-bark tree, Black Murdah
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ashaina, Kaouha (Hindi)
    • Kari mathi, Kirajul mathi (Kannada)
    • Karu maruthu (Tamil)
    • Chaagkarnah (Sanskrit)
    • Sadada (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Occasional on hills to 1400m, sometimes along river banks.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Bellary district, Kolar district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Koraput district, Khurda district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Tiruvannamalai district
    • Gujarat : Junagadh district,Gir Somnath district,Amreli district
    • West Bengal : Bankura, Purulia
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Terminalia crenulata. Downloaded on 12 November 2024.

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