Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia elliptica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indian laurel is a medium-sized to fairly large deciduous tree that can reach a height of up to 35 metres with a bole up to 200cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use, whilst the valuable timber is exploited commercially[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. A valuable and commercial source of timber, it may have potential for planting in other South-East Asian countries. The tree also supplies tannins.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatCommon in Sal forest at elevations of 200 - 1,400 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Mixed deciduous forest, sometimes in dry dipterocarp forest[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].