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Terminalia paniculata

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Terminalia paniculata
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Terminalia paniculata is a tree native to southwest India[1] (including the Western Ghats and Karnataka). Known in the timber trade as kindal, it has a variety of names in local languages.[2]

It is economically important for wood,[1] medicinal uses,[citation needed] and raising silkworms.[1]

Bark of Terminalia paniculata
Flowers

References

  1. ^ a b c "Terminalia paniculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. ^ "Terminalia paniculata". Forestry Compendium. Retrieved 2008-01-24.