Aragina Mara / White Meranti
Shorea roxburghii
Also known as Talura Lac Tree, Sal Tree, Salwood
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-May
How to identify Aragina Mara
Identify Aragina Mara by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bark yields a lac-like resin.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Dipterocarpaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aragina Mara.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Shorea roxburghii
- Genus
- Shorea
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aragina Mara itself; the rest are typical of the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Local Names
- Tamil
- kungiti, talari, talura
- Kannada
- ಅರಗಿನಮರ Aragina mara, ಬಿಳಿಬೋವು bili Bovu, ಜಾಲರಿ Jaalari
- Malayalam
- പുന്നപ്പൂമരം
About Aragina Mara
White Meranti (Shorea roxburghii) belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May.
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
Aragina Mara belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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