Botanical Name – Terminalia arjuna

Common Name – Arjuna

Habit

• Evergreen Tree
• Large
• Slow growing
  
  

Specific Properties

• Grows near riverbanks or dry riverbeds
• One of the crucial members of riparian forests
• Withstands waterlogging
  
  

Ecology

• Nectar and pollen for birds, bees and butterflies.
• Larval host plant for Common Tinsel (Catapaecilma major) butterfly
• Provides habitat to birds, insects
  
  

Uses

• Currently one of the most used medicinal plants
• Used to treat heart disease since antient times
• Used for treatment of wounds, haemorrhages, ulcers , blood pressure, blood cholesterol, treat ear-ache and as tonic
• Leaves used for moth culture for wild silk production
• Planted as a shade tree in coffee plantations
• Gum, rich in tannin,
• Timber
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds