Crocodile-Bark Tree
Terminalia crenulata
Also known as Black Murdah
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia crenulata
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Occasional on hills to 1400m, sometimes along river banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Crocodile-Bark Tree
Crocodile-bark tree (Terminalia crenulata) is a tree belonging to the Combretaceae family (Indian almond family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, spike/raceme/head flower clusters, drupe/winged fruit. It is typically found in occasional on hills to 1400m, sometimes along river banks. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-January.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Crocodile-Bark Tree belongs to the Combretaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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