Terminalia chebula
Indian laurel, black myrobalan, chebulic myrobalan
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Indian laurel, black myrobalan, chebulic myrobalan | |
| Other names | In India, it is known as "Harad" in Hindi and Urdu, "Kadukkai" in Tamil, "Hirada" in Marathi, "Hilikha" in Assamese and "Horitoky" in Bengali. |
Origin
| States and Territories | China (W-Yunnan, Guangdong [I], Guangxi [I]); Cambodia; Laos; Thailand; Viet Nam; India (Kumaon, Darjeeling, etc.); Pakistan [I]; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Myanmar; Bangladesh; tropical Africa; Taiwan [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Honduras [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Myrtales | |||
| Family | Combretaceae | |||
| Genus | Terminalia | |||
| Species | chebula | |||
| Author citation | Retz. | |||
| Scientific name | Terminalia chebula Retz. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | halbringporig/zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/comtespo.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.70-1.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson