Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.
baheda, bahera, behada, beleric, bastard myrobalan
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | baheda, bahera, behada, beleric, bastard myrobalan | |
| Other names | (Arabic: beliledj بليلج, borrowed from Middle Persian Balilag), Persian بلیله (Balileh), Sanskrit: Bibhitaka बिभीतक, Aksha अक्ष) |
Origin
| States and Territories | India (incl. Poonch, Jammu); Pakistan (Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Mirpur); Nepal; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Java; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan); Singapore; Laos; Viet Nam; Sumatra; Borneo; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Wetar); Sulawesi; Moluccas (Ambon, Kei Isl.); China (S-Yunnan); S-Tibet; Cambodia; Myanmar (Bago, Magway, Mandalay); Bhutan [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Honduras [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Mozambique [I]; Fiji [I]; Tonga [I] (Rarotonga [I]); Society Isl. [I]; Mauritius [I]; Rodrigues [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Myrtales | |||
| Family | Combretaceae | |||
| Genus | Terminalia | |||
| Species | bellirica | |||
| Author citation | (Gaertn.) Roxb. | |||
| Scientific name | Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. | |||
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
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
, Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson