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Indian Laurel   
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Indian Laurel
Native Tree elliptic
Photo: Dinesh Valke
Common name: Indian Laurel, Silver grey wood, White chuglam • Hindi: आसन Asan, साज Saj • Marathi: ऐन Ain, असण Asan, साताडा Satada, शार्दूळ Shardul • Tamil: அருச்சுனம் Aruccunam, கருமருது Karumarutu, மருதமரம் Marutamaram • Malayalam: Matthi • Telugu: ఇనుమద్ది Innu maddi, Nalla maddi • Kannada: Banappu, Karimaddi, Sadada, Unapu mara • Bengali: Asan • Oriya: Sahaju • Sanskrit: रक्तअर्जुन Raktarjun
Botanical name: Terminalia elliptica    Family: Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper family)
Synonyms: Terminalia alata
Terminalia is a genus of large trees, having trees like Arjun. The Tree may reach a height of 100 ft and more; with clear, straight boles to 70 ft; trunk diameters about 3 ft. Its casual name is crocodile bark due to the characteristic bark pattern. The fruit is like that of Arjun, fibrous woody, glabrous and has five hard wings. Among Terminalia trees, T. alata can be at once distinguished by its rough bark, larger fruits with broader wings the veins of which spread horizontally from the nut.
Photographed in Kalwa, Maharashtra.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke