Typical of the Combretaceae family
Terminalia pallida
Safed Harra / White Gallnut सफ़ेद हर्रा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-November
Safed Harra 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 | सफ़ेद हर्रा · सफ़ेद हरड़ | Safed Harra, Safed Harad |
| Tamil | Not recorded | Aymalikakkay, Aymalikam, Niraviyam |
| Kannada | ಬಿಳಿ ಕರಕ · ಬಿಳಿ ಹರಡೆ | Bili karaka, Bili Harade |
| Malayalam | വെള്ള കടുക്ക | Vella Katukka |
| Marathi | पांढरा हिरड | Paṇḍhara hiraḍ |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- सफ़ेद हर्रा Safed Harra, सफ़ेद हरड़ Safed Harad
- Tamil
- Aymalikakkay, Aymalikam, Niraviyam
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿ ಕರಕ Bili karaka, ಬಿಳಿ ಹರಡೆ Bili Harade
- Malayalam
- വെള്ള കടുക്ക Vella Katukka
- Marathi
- पांढरा हिरड Paṇḍhara hiraḍ
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SE. India.
- Recorded habitat
- On hill tops of dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Rajasthan →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Safed Harra
Identify Safed Harra 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.
- Confirm fruit type: Winged.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Combretaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Safed Harra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Terminalia pallida
- Genus
- Terminalia
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- On hill tops of dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Safed Harra itself; the rest are typical of the Combretaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Safed Harra
A member of the Combretaceae family, White Gallnut (Terminalia pallida) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. It grows in on hill tops of dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Safed Harra belongs to the Combretaceae family.
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