Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First Floor, Timber section
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw015
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Terminalia paniculata
  Specimen's Collector Name :

 
  Specimen's Collection Area :

Nilambur, Kerala
 

Specimen's Collection Date

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  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 :

English: Kindal

Kannada: Honagalu, Hongal, Honnai

Tamil: Adamaruthu, Pillamarudu, Pulavai

Telugu: Chirimanu, Neemeeri, Nerali
  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

  6. Hsu Ting-zhi. 1984. Combretaceae. In: Chen Cheih, ed., Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 53(1): 1-28.