Terminalia paniculata
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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,[3] and raising silkworms[1][3].
It is widely planted throughout India.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Terminalia paniculata Roth (Nomen number: 36352). Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Terminalia paniculata. Forestry Compendium. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ a b c Thangaraja A. and Ganesan V. (September 2007). "Allozyme diversity in South Western Ghats populations of Terminalia paniculata Roth. (Combretaceae)". African Journal of Plant Science 1 (1): 007-013.
[edit] External links
- Melka Miyar. Unbelievable - Man-eating Tree at Patrame Tries to Gobble up Cow. Daijiworld. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
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