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 are used for tanning
• Green manure
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds