Chebulic Myrobalan
Terminalia chebula
Also known as Gallnut, Black myrobalan, Chebulic myrobalan
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About Chebulic Myrobalan
Terminalia chebula, commonly known as black- or chebulic myrobalan, is a species of Terminalia, native to South Asia from India, Pakistan and Nepal east to southwest China (Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia chebula
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- COMBRETACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- हर्रा Harra, हरड़ Harad, Harra
- Nepali
- हर्रो Harro, हर्रो
- Bengali
- Haritaki, হরিতকী
- Tamil
- kaDukkaay, Amagola, Arabi
- Telugu
- Nallakaraka, Karkchettu, కరక్కాయ
- Kannada
- ಅಳಲೆ Alale, ಅಳಿಲೆ Alile, ಅಣಲೆ Anale
- Malayalam
- Katukka, Kadukka, Putanam
- Marathi
- Hirad, हिरडा, Hirda
Botanical family
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Chebulic Myrobalan belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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