Terminalia alata B. Heyne ex Roth
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Indian Laurel tree a large deciduous tree, native to southern and southeast Asia in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. The tree grows up to 30 m tall. Fruit ovoid, 3 cm long, with five wings, not extending beyond the fruit apex.
- The wood is valued for its durability and used in construction, for making furniture, cabinet work, panelling, musical instruments etc.
- The plant is used in traditional medicine.
Terminalia alata B. Heyne ex Roth
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Indian Laurel tree a large deciduous tree, native to southern and southeast Asia in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. The tree grows up to 30 m tall. Fruit ovoid, 3 cm long, with five wings, not extending beyond the fruit apex.
- The wood is valued for its durability and used in construction, for making furniture, cabinet work, panelling, musical instruments etc.
- The plant is used in traditional medicine.