✿Combretaceae · Terminalia
Saaj / Indian Laurel
Terminalia elliptica
outdoor
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia elliptica
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh
- 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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Saaj
- Sanskrit
- असन
- Tamil
- Kallimaruthu
- Kannada
- ಮತ್ತಿ
- Malayalam
- Karimaruthu
- Marathi
- अईन, आईन
About Saaj
Indian Laurel (Terminalia elliptica) is a plant 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 usually grown in outdoor settings.
Botanical family
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Saaj belongs to the Combretaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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