Scientific Name :
Terminalia anogeissiana Gere & Boatwr.
Synonym :
Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall. ex Guill. & Perr.
Conocarpus latifolius Roxb. ex DC.
Common Name : Axle Wood Tree, Dhoy, Dhawda
Plant Family : Combretaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : Jume to March
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: Upto 18 m
Stem: Yellowish brown, smooth, branchlets drooping
Leaves: Elliptical, oblong, obvate, apex obtuse cunate, veins reddish colour
Flowers: Calyx tubular long, stamens 10 exerted, ovary monocarpellary, stigma simple
Inflorescence: Globose heads aggregated
Fruits: Drupe, greenish yellow, compressed, 1 seeded and beaked
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, TL, VT
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent.
Uses : It has antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral, anti-diabetic, and cardio-protective properties.
