Kharpat / Grey Downy Balsam Tree
Garuga pinnata
Also known as Garuga
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garuga pinnata
- Genus
- Garuga
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malesia, Thailand, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Assam, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Burseraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Burseraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
- Gujarati
- કાકડ
About Kharpat
Grey Downy Balsam Tree (Garuga pinnata) is a tree belonging to the Burseraceae family (Bursera Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Southeast Asia, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malesia, Thailand, Indo-China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-August. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Kharpat belongs to the Burseraceae family.
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