Terminalia paniculata

Botanical Name – Terminalia paniculata

Common Name – Kinjal, Kindal

Distribution

• Peninsular India
  
  

Habitat

• Moist and dry deciduous forests
  
  

Habit

•         Deciduous tree
•         Medium Tree
  
  

Specific Properties:

•         Drought tolerant tree
•         Fire resistant tree

Ecology:

•         Firefly congregate or display on this tree
•         Flowers attract lots of bees and flies which are major pollinators
•         Preferred nesting tree for honeybees

Uses

•           Used for furniture, cabinet making, ship
  building, dugouts, boats, carts, agricultural implements, mine props, poles and ply wood
•            The wood is used as fuel
•           Bark and fruit contain tannin and areused for tanning
•           Green manure
  
  

Propagation:

•         Seeds