Scientific
Classification
Kingdom:
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Plantae
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(unranked):
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Angiosperms
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(unranked):
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Eudicots
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(unranked):
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Rosids
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Order:
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Malvales
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Family:
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Dipterocarpaceae
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Genus:
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Shorea
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Species:
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S. robusta
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Description
The forest of sal
trees is very dense . In wetter areas, it is evergreen; in drier
areas, it is dry-season deciduous, shedding most of the leaves in between
February to April, leafing out again in April and May.In India, It is found in
Assam, orrisa, jharkhand, chhattisgarh also on hilly Ranges such as himalayas
etc. Sal tree is also known as Sakhua in northern India including MP,
Orrisa and Jharkhand.And also for GK, it is the State tree of Chhattisgarh.
Characterstics
LEAF:-
- The leaves are 10–25 cm
long and 5–15 cm broad.
- Shedding most of the leaves in between
February to April.
- Leafing out again in April and
May.
BARK:-
- Sal is moderate to slow growing, and
can attain heights of 30 to 35 m and a trunk diameter of up to
2-2.5 m.
- it is hard, coarse-grained wood that
is light in colour when freshly cut, but becomes dark brown with exposure.
- All bark of sal trees look like damage
thing, dig out ,rough surface.
- By seeing bark of this tree we can
easily found that it is of sal tree.
Uses:-
- It is a important source for hardwood
timber.
- The wood is resinous and durable and
also popular,desired for construction.
- The wood of sal is suitable for
construction such as doors, windows, furnitures.
- The dry leaves of sal are a major
source for the production of leaf plates called as patravali and
leaf bowls in northern and eastern India.
- Sal tree resin, ṛla in
Sanskrit, is used as an astringent in AYURVEDIC MEDICINE.
- After refining of seed oil of sal
seeds , it is used as cooking oil.
by
Alok gupta
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