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2. It grows on a
wide variety of
soils but
preferably needs
deep, alluvial
sandy loam with
good drainage
58 pimpa Ficus tsiela tree mediu large
ran m evergreen or
semi-
deciduous tree
with a widely
spreading
crown of over
10 m (33 ft) It
can grow up to a
height of 25 m (82 ft)
2. The tree
produces a good
quality timber
that makes an
excellent fuel. It
is also the
source of a fibre
and a resin, and
has local
medicinal uses.
The wood is
perhaps the
hardest and
heaviest in India
65 Tellic Holarhhena Large Holarrhena
antidysente shurb Antidysenterica
herry rica is a medicinal
Bark plant that has
antidysenteric,
antidiarrheal,
and anti-
amoebic
properties. In
Ayurveda, it is
used for the
treatment of
amoebic
dysentery,
diarrhoea,
irritable bowel
syndrome,
bleeding piles,
and liver
disorders.
2..The tree is
more known for
its fruit rather
than for its
timber. However,
mango trees can
be converted to
lumber once
their fruit bearing
lifespan has
finished. The
wood is
susceptible to
damage from
fungi and insects
2. The wood is
used for musical
instruments such
as ukuleles
plywood and low-cost
furnitur The wood is also
known to produce
phenolic
substances that
can cause
contact
dermatitis
74 Khirni Manilkara tree 1. Manilkara
tree hexandra hexandra is a
slow-growing but
fairly large
evergreen
species. It grows
in tropical and
temperate
forests. The tree
typically attains
some 12 to 25
metres tall and
one to three
metres in trunk
circumference.
The bark is
grayish and
rough.
2. Manilkara
hexandra is a
slow-growing but
fairly large
evergreen
species. It grows
in tropical and
temperate
forests. The tree
typically attains
some 12 to 25
metres tall and
one to three
metres in trunk
circumference.
The bark is
grayish and
rough. It is used
for heavy
structural work,
gate posts, and
big beams.
75 chinab Melia small 1. deciduous
erry azedarach to tree from 6 to
tree medi 35 metres in
um height. The
tree bark is brown
with narrow
furrows which
give a striped
appearance
2. The main
utility of
chinaberry is its
timber. This is of
medium density,
and ranges in
colour from light
brown to dark
red