Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.)Wight&Arn.
Family Name	Combretaceae
Common Name	arjuna or arjun tree in English, Tamil and neer maruthu in Malayalam
Tamil Name	மருத மரம்
Life Form	Is an evergreen tree.
Distribution	The arjuna is seen across the Indian Subcontinent, and usually found growing on river banks or near dry river beds in Uttar Pradesh.
Botanical Distribution	Herb: Terminalia arjuna is a deciduous large-sized fluted tree . Leaves: has oblong, conical leaves. Flower: The flowers of Terminalia arjuna are grouped in axillary spikes. The calyx-tube is cupshaped. The flowers are white, with five petals and numerous stamens. Fruit: The fruits are many-seeded berries. Seeds: Pods 4 to 8 cms by 1.5 to 2.0 cms in size; oblong-lanceolate, abruptly narrowed to a stipe; flat, glabrous; 1 to 3 seeded.
Flowering and Fruiting	May to June
Key Compounds	Capricacid, Methyl ester,lauric acid
Medicinal Use	Bark of the Aragvadha is extensively used by Ayurveda in Indian treatment.
At the Campus	Throughout the campus