ARJUN TREE

Terminalia arjuna

Reference No :

0000003

Scientific Name :

Terminalia arjuna

Sinhala Name :

කුඹුක් (KUMBUK)

Tamil Name :

மருத மரம் (MURUDHA MARAM)

Other Common Names :

White Marudah, Protector of heart

Synonyms :

Myrobalanus cuneata (Roth) Kuntze; Pentaptera angustifolia Roxb.; Pentaptera arjuna Roxb. ex DC.; Pentaptera glabra Roxb.; Pentaptera obovata DC.; Terminalia berryi Wight & Arn.; Terminalia cuneata Roth; Terminalia glabra Wight & Arn.; Terminalia ovalifolia Rottler ex C.B.Clarke; Terminalia psidiifolia Delile; Terminalia urjan Royle

Plant Family :

Combretaceae

Plant Group :

Angiosperms (Enclosed Seed)

Plant Types :

Medium Tree

Crown Architecture :

Irregular Canopy
Upright Narrow Canopy
Weeping Canopy

Plant Categories :

Aquatic Ecosystem Plants;   Colorful Plants;   Courtyard Plants;   Dry Zone Plants;   Forest Trees;   Fruiting Plants;   High Leaves Density Plants;   Indigenous Plants of Sri Lanka;   Intermediate Zone Plants;   Ornamental Plants;   Sacred Plants;   Sun Loving Plants;   Trees;   Wet Zone Plants;   Wetland Plants;   Wild Plants;   Cultivating plants;   Evergreen Plants;   Tropical Tree;   Space Filling Plants

Native Region(s) :

Indian Subcontinent;   Southern China;   Indonesia;   Myanmar;   Thailand;   Solomon Islands;   Cambodia;   Laos;   Malaysia;   Vietnam;   Philippines;   East Asia

Plant Distribution(s) :

E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar

Habitat :

River banks or near river beds.

Elevation :

Above sea level up to 1,200 m

Trunk / Bole / Stem & Branches :

A very large tree with a buttressed, spreading base and horizontally spreading branches. 

Average Height :

20- 25m

Maximum Height :

30m

Average Width :

15m

Maximum Width :

20m

Root System(s) :

Tap Root

Propogation(s) :

By Seeds

Maturity Longevity :

50.00

Medicinal Use :

Yes

Medicinal Value :

Bark, Leaves, Roots, Fruits, and Flowers are used as treatments for Heart diseases, Fevers, Skin diseases, Obesity, Wounds, Bone fractures, Dysentery, Piles, Coughs, Leucorrhoea, Candida infections in Sinhala Ayurveda. (Reduces aggrevation of pitha and kapha dosha.)

Benefits & Uses :

Kumbuk is one of the species whose leaves are fed on by the Antheraea paphia moth which produces the tussar silk, a wild silk of commercial importance. purifies water- a natural agent for water purifying, and holds water bodies within soil.

Special Features :

Water purifying and cooling. Erosion Control Pollution Tolerant.

Foliage

Leaf / Habit :

Deciduos

Leaf Shape :

Oblong Shape

Arrangements :

Simple

Leaf Arrangement :

Even pinnate leaf arrangement

Leaves :

7.5-15 cm long, 4-7 cm wide; petioles very short

Flowering

Is Flowering :

Yes

Blossoms :

1.5-3 cm; Terminal panicles; petals abscent, honey scented

Blooming Season :

March;   April;   May;   June;   July;   August

Fruiting

Bears Fruits :

Yes

Fruit :

Indehiscent drupe, 3.5-5 cm long, endocarp fibrous and woody; obovate-ovoid, dark brown when matured.

Seeds :

Seed solitary.

Maintenance

Level :

Medium

Soil Types :

Sandy Soil;   Clay Soil;   Loam Soil;   Well Drained Soil;   Acidic (pH 5.5>) to Neutral Soil (pH 6.6-7.3)

Water :

Medium/Moderate

Sunlight :

Full

Edibility

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