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Sal

Local Name	:	Sal
Botanical Name	:	Shorea robusta C.F.Gaertn.
Common Name	:	Sal
Family	:	Dipterocarpaceae
Distribution	:	The species is native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tibet, other Himalayan regions, etc. Distribution in India have been recorded from Assam, Western Himalayas, Central India, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, etc.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a large, deciduous tree, prized for its hard, durable timber and resin. It can grow up to 35 meters tall and has simple, oblong leaves and yellowish-white flowers.

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Descriptions

It is a large tree with dark brown to greyish brown bark. Leaves are ovate to ovate oblong, bluntly acuminate, coriaceous, base rounded or sub-cordate. Flowers white to cream and shortly pedicelled. Fruit ovoid, beaked with a style and winged.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

March - June

Use(s)

Leaves used for making eco-friendly plates and bowl. The tree has socio-cultural significance in Odisha.