Safed Harra / White Gallnut
Terminalia pallida
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-November
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
- 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
- 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
About Safed Harra
White Gallnut (Terminalia pallida) 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 on hill tops of dry deciduous forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-November. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Combretaceae
Indian almond family
Safed Harra belongs to the Combretaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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