About Shidam Tree
Tetrameles is a genus of flowering plants in the family Tetramelaceae with one species, Tetrameles nudiflora. It grows as a large deciduous tree and is found across southern Asia from India through southeast Asia, Malesia, and into northern Australia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tetrameles nudiflora
- Genus
- Tetrameles
- Family
- DATISCACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains Key identification features : Tree with buttressed trunk; exfoliating bark
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jangli Dungy
- Nepali
- मैन-काठ Main-kath
- Bengali
- Chundul, চুন্দুল
- Tamil
- சீனிமரம் Chinimaram, சோலை Cholai
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ Kaadu bende, ಬೋಳಾರ್ Bolar, ಎರಿಮಾಲು Erimaalu
- Malayalam
- ചീനിമരം Cheenimaram, വെള്ളച്ചീനി Vellacheeni, ചീനി
- Marathi
- जंगली भेंडी Jangli bhendi
Botanical family
Datiscaceae
Tetrameles Family
Shidam Tree belongs to the Datiscaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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