Salwood Tree
Shorea tumbuggaia
Also known as Green Dammar
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- March-August
How to identify Salwood Tree
Identify Salwood Tree 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: Green dammar resin tapped from the bark.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Dipterocarpaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Salwood Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Shorea tumbuggaia
- Genus
- Shorea
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Salwood Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കാരക്കുന്തിരിക്കം
About Salwood Tree
Salwood tree (Shorea tumbuggaia) is a tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from March to August.
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
Salwood Tree belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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