Terminalia paniculata
Terminalia paniculata is a timber tree endemic to Peninsular India and very common in Kerala and Karnataka[1]. Commonly known as Flowering Murdah or Kindal (timber trade name) and it has a variety of names in local languages[2].
| Terminalia paniculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Terminalia |
| Species: | T. paniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Terminalia paniculata Roth | |
It is economically important for wood, medicinal uses, and raising silkworms.
Bark of Terminalia paniculata
Flowers
References
- Chakrabarty, Tapas; Kumar, Venkatachalam Sampath (2017-10-20). "Neotypification of Terminalia paniculata (Combretaceae)". Phytotaxa. 326 (1): 88. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.326.1.9. ISSN 1179-3163.
- Viswanath, Sanal C; Pillai, P K C; Francis, Sinny; Hrideek, T K (2021-05-03). "Seed germination behaviour of Terminalia paniculata Roth (Combretaceae), an economically important endemic tree to peninsular India". Current Botany: 110–114. doi:10.25081/cb.2021.v12.6857. ISSN 2220-4822.
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