Grey Downy Balsam Tree
Garuga pinnata
Also known as Garuga
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About Grey Downy Balsam Tree
Garuga pinnata is a deciduous tree species from the family Burseraceae. It occurs in Asia: from the Indian sub-continent, southern China and Indo-China; in Vietnam it may be called dầu heo. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garuga pinnata
- Genus
- Garuga
- Family
- BURSERACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malesia, Thailand, Indo-China
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- खरपात kharpat
- Nepali
- दबदबे dabdabe, दबदबे
- Bengali
- jum, কপিল kapila
- Tamil
- அருநெல்லி arunelli, கருவேம்பு karuvempu, Karuvembu
- Telugu
- గరుగ garuga, కొండ వేప konda vepa
- Kannada
- ಅರನೆಲ್ಲಿ aranelli, ಬಿಳಿಗಡ್ಡೆ biligadde, ಕಾಷ್ಠನೆಲ್ಲಿ kaashthanelli
- Malayalam
- അണ്ണകാര annakaara, കാട്ടുനെല്ലി kaattunelli, Annakkara
- Marathi
- काकड kakad, काकड
Botanical family
Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Grey Downy Balsam Tree belongs to the Burseraceae family.
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