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Terminalia paniculata

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Terminalia paniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Combretaceae
Genus:
Terminalia
Species:
T. paniculata
Binomial name
Terminalia paniculata

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,[3] and raising silkworms.[1][3]

It is widely planted throughout India.[3]

Bark of Terminalia paniculata
Flowers

References

  1. ^ a b c "Terminalia paniculata Roth (Nomen number: 36352)". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. ^ "Terminalia paniculata". Forestry Compendium. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  3. ^ a b c Thangaraja A. and Ganesan V. (September 2007). "Allozyme diversity in South Western Ghats populations of Terminalia paniculata Roth. (Combretaceae)" (PDF). African Journal of Plant Science. 1 (1): 007–013.


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