Terminalia bellirica
It is a tall handsome tree, with characteristic bark, 12-50 m tall. Leaves are alternately arranged or clustered at the end of branches. Leaves elliptic, leathery, dotted, entire. Flowers arise in spikes in leaf axils and are greenish yellow. Upper flowers of the spike are male, lower flowers are bisexual. Fruit is obovoid covered with minute pale pubescence, stone very thick, indistinctly 5 angled.
Botanical Name | Terminalia bellirica |
Family | Combretaceae |
Sanskrit name | Vibhitaki |
English name | Belliric Myrobalan / Beach almond |
Hindi name | Bahera |
Kannada name | Taarekaayi |
Habit | Tree |
Habitat | Mountain slopes, one of the upper layer trees of stream valleys and lower seasonal rain forests |
Plant Description | It is a tall handsome tree, with characteristic bark, 12-50 m tall. Leaves are alternately arranged or clustered at the end of branches. Leaves elliptic, leathery, dotted, entire. Flowers arise in spikes in leaf axils and are greenish yellow. Upper flowers of the spike are male, lower flowers are bisexual. Fruit is obovoid covered with minute pale pubescence, stone very thick, indistinctly 5 angled. |
Distribution | South East Asia |
Part Used | Fruit rind ,seed ,seed kernel . |
Medicinal uses | Good for eyes, improves hair growth and laxative. Used in cough, cold, worm infestation, vomiting, excessive thirst. |
Other uses |
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