Terminalia paniculata
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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
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Binomial name | |
Terminalia paniculata Roth
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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]
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References
- ^ a b c "Terminalia paniculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "Terminalia paniculata". Forestry Compendium. Retrieved 2008-01-24.