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 bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Belliric Myrobalan, Bedda Nut Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bahera | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1200 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit obovoid, grey – velvety, 2.5 – 3.5 cm long, obscurely angled when dry, containing large stone |
| Habitat | Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Bark Details | Bark ashy dark-grey or brown, rough, exfoliating in irregular brownish small scale | |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Butterfly Park , Sector 7, Sector 9, Sector 11, Sector 23, Sector 27, Sector 30, Sector 36, Sector 40, Sector 42 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 30 m high. Bark thick, dark grey. Leaves alternate, crowded towards the end of branches, elliptic – obovate, 9.8 – 28 × 3.5 – 14 cm, glabrous when mature, coriaceous, entire, undulate, subacute or acuminate, base narrow, often unequal. Petioles to 4 cm long. Flowers pale greenish yellow, sessile, in solitary or extra axillary, 7 – 20 cm long spikes. Clayx teeth triangular, woolly inside. Stamens much exserted. Drupes obovoid, grey – velvety, 2.5 – 3.5 cm long, obscurely angled when dry, containing large stone | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, crowded towards the end of branches, elliptic – obovate, 9.8 – 28 × 3.5 – 14 cm, glabrous when mature, coriaceous, entire, undulate, subacute or acuminate, base narrow, often unequal.p etioles upto 4 cm long |
