Terminalia bellirica
(beleric myrobalan)

Pictures

Picture	Title	Caption	Copyright
Title Tree habit Caption Athirappilly, Kerala, India. Copyright ©K.C. Chacko/KFRI	Tree habit	Athirappilly, Kerala, India.	©K.C. Chacko/KFRI
Title Tree habit Caption Pakistan. Copyright ©K.M. Siddiqui	Tree habit	Pakistan.	©K.M. Siddiqui
Title Bark and bole Caption Copyright ©K.C. Chacko/KFRI	Bark and bole		©K.C. Chacko/KFRI
Title Bark Caption Copyright ©K.C. Chacko/KFRI	Bark		©K.C. Chacko/KFRI
Title Foliage Caption Copyright ©K.C. Chacko/KFRI	Foliage		©K.C. Chacko/KFRI
Title Line artwork Caption 1. habit of the tree 2. flowering branch 3. flower 4. fruit Copyright PROSEA Foundation	Line artwork	1. habit of the tree 2. flowering branch 3. flower 4. fruit	PROSEA Foundation

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

Preferred Common Name

• beleric myrobalan

Other Scientific Names

• Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertn.
• Terminalia laurinoides Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq.
• Terminalia punctata Roth

International Common Names

• English: beach almond; bedda nut tree; belliric myrabolan
• French: myrobalan beleric

Local Common Names

• Bangladesh: bahera
• India: akshavriksha; bada; bahada; baheda; bahedo; bahera; baherra; baheruka; baherukka; bahira; balda; balela; balna; balra; barhu; barro; bauri; bayrah; behaza; beheda; behedan; behera; behira; behra; bhaira; bhamora; bharla; bherda; bhotra; birha; boira; bowa; buhura; bulla; bulluch; dubong; goting; hela; hero; kattuelu-pan; kattuelupay; lechara; sag; sagona; santi; silli; tandi; tare; tari; thadi; thandi; thandra; thandri; thani; thara; thare; tharo; vehala; vehela; vela; vibhitaki
• Indonesia: jaha; ketapang; sana
• Indonesia/Java: jaha kebo; jaha sapi
• Indonesia/Sumatra: ulu belu
• Laos: heen; nam kieng dam
• Malaysia: jelawai; mentalun; simar kulihap
• Myanmar: thitsein
• Thailand: haen; haen-khao; haen-ton; samo-phiphek
• Vietnam: bang hoi; bang moc; nhut

EPPO code

• TEMBL (Terminalia bellirica)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Plantae
•         Phylum: Spermatophyta
•             Subphylum: Angiospermae
•                 Class: Dicotyledonae
•                     Order: Myrtales
•                         Family: Combretaceae
•                             Genus: Terminalia
•                                 Species: Terminalia bellirica

List of Pests

Minor host of:

Wild host of:

Uses List

Animal feed, fodder, forage

• Fodder/animal feed
• Invertebrate food for silkworms

Environmental

• Agroforestry

Fuels

• Charcoal
• Fuelwood

General

• Ornamental

Materials

• Carved material
• Dye/tanning
• Gum/resin
• Lipids
• Miscellaneous materials
• Wood/timber

Medicinal, pharmaceutical

• Source of medicine/pharmaceutical
• Traditional/folklore

Wood Products

Boats

Charcoal

Containers

• Cases
• Cooperage

Roundwood

• Pit props

Sawn or hewn building timbers

• Beams
• Flooring
• For heavy construction
• For light construction

Vehicle bodies

Wood-based materials

• Plywood

Woodware

• Turnery