About The Sal
Shorea robusta, the sal tree (Devanagari: साल ; IAST: sāla), shala, sakhua, or sarai, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The tree is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and across the Himalayan regions.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Shorea robusta
- Genus
- Shorea
- Family
- DIPTEROCARPACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous and Sal forests
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Bhutan, Nepal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- साल Sal, Salwa, Sakhu
- Nepali
- अग्राख Agraakh, साल Saal, सखुवा Sakhuwaa
- Bengali
- Sal, শাল
- Tamil
- attam, venkungiliyam, kungiliyam
- Telugu
- గుగ్గిలం కలప చెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಬೋವು Bilibovu, ಬಿಳಿಬೋಗಿ Bilibogi, ಸಾಲ Saala
- Malayalam
- karimaruthu, kungiliyam, maramaram
- Marathi
- sal, guggilu, rala
Botanical family
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
The Sal belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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