Wood Specimen's Information:  

 

  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First floor, Timber Cylindrical Log

  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw035

  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Terminalia paniculata

  Specimen's Collector Name :

 

  Specimen's Collection Area :

Kasorgod, Kerala

 

Specimen's Collection Date

:

 

  Specimen's Collection Country :

India

  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia

  Number of Specimen Available :

1

  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes

Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 

  Kingdom :

Plantae

  Division :

Magnoliophyta

 

Class

:

Magnoliopsida

  Order :

Myrtales

  Family :

Combretaceae

  Genus :

Terminalia

  Subgenus :

 

  Species :

Terminalia paniculata

 

Author of Species

:

Roth

  Common/Trade Name :

Kindal, Kinjal

  Vernacular Name :

Kannada: Honnai,

Tamil: Pillamarudu

Telugu: Neemeeri, Chirimanu
  Distribution of Species :

Terminalia paniculata is a tree native to southwest India (including the Western Ghats and Karnataka).

 

Uses

:

Timber very useful for ship building & is used as substitute for teak. Fruits are used for tanning & dyeing. In winter, the tree may be partially leafless.

  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 

  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

 
  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminalia_paniculata

  2. http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0686.htm

  3. "Terminalia paniculata Roth (Nomen number: 36352)". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.

  4. "Terminalia paniculata". Forestry Compendium. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.

  5. 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