Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Terminalia | Species: Terminalia alata Heyne Ex Roth |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Terminalia tomentosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Ashna, Sain | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Laurel | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ashna, Sain | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits 3 – 5 cm long dry, coriaceous, with 5 wings, transversely striated and crenulate |
| Habitat | Common nearby villages, hill slopes, with miscellaneous forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Throughout India. Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China | Bark Details | Fruits 3 – 5 cm long dry, coriaceous, with 5 wings, transversely striated and crenulate |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees,up to 30 m high. bark dark, deeply cracked, young parts rusty tomentose. Leaves sub opposite or upper ones alternate, oblong or elliptic ovate or ovate – oblong, 12 – 20 × 7 – 10 cm, glabrescent above, pubescent beneath, entire or serrulate, obtuse or shortly pointed; petioles short, with 2 glands at the base. Flowers dull yellow, 2 – 3 mm across, in erect, axillary or terminal, densely pubescent spikes, 7 – 20 cm long. Calyx lobes ovate, acute, hairy inside. fruits 3 – 5 cm long dry, coriaceous, with 5 wings, transversely striated and crenulate | Leaf Details | Leaves sub opposite or upper ones alternate, oblong or elliptic ovate or ovate – oblong, 12 – 20 × 7 – 10 cm, glabrescent above, pubescent beneath, entire or serrulate, obtuse or shortly pointed.petioles short, with 2 glands at the base |
