Typical of the Combretaceae family
Terminalia elliptica
Saaj / Indian Laurel अईन
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
Saaj in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Not recorded | Saaj |
| Sanskrit | असन | Not recorded |
| Tamil | Not recorded | Kallimaruthu |
| Kannada | ಮತ್ತಿ | Not recorded |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Karimaruthu |
| Marathi | अईन · आईन | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Saaj
- Sanskrit
- असन
- Tamil
- Kallimaruthu
- Kannada
- ಮತ್ತಿ
- Malayalam
- Karimaruthu
- Marathi
- अईन, आईन
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.
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- Maharashtra →Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Saaj
Identify Saaj by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm fruit type: Winged.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Saaj.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia elliptica
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Combretaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Wingedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Characters marked “recorded” are for Saaj itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Saaj
Indian Laurel (Terminalia elliptica) is a species in the Combretaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 17 other states.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and a source of dye or tannin. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Saaj belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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