There is much confusion in Asia about this tree. Example - photographs are often posted of the Cannonball tree, Couroupita guianensis, w...Read Morehich is native to Central & South America. The Cannonball tree is a member of the Lecythidaceae and is absolutely unrelated to Shorea robusta!
Shorea robusta is a Dipterocarp tree native to India, where it occurs widely in subtropical forests. It is the state tree of both Chhattisgarh and of Jharkhand.
Shorea robusta has racemes of small flowers that produce the stereotypical, two-winged Dipterocarp seeds.
some information about (Shorea robusta)
region:This tree is native to southern Asia, ranging south of the Himalaya, from Myanmar i...Read Moren the east to India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Assam, Bengal and Jharkhand Shivalik Hills in Haryana, east of the Yamuna.
Sal is moderate to slow growing.The sal tree is often confused with the ashoka tree (Saraca indica) .Sal is one of the most important sources of hardwood timber in India.In Sanskrit is used as an astringent in Ayurvedic medicine. It is also burned as incense in Hindu ceremonies, and sal seeds and fruit are a source of lamp oil and vegetable fat.
There is much confusion in Asia about this tree. Example - photographs are often posted of the Cannonball tree, Couroupita guianensis, w...Read More
some information about (Shorea robusta)
region:This tree is native to southern Asia, ranging south of the Himalaya, from Myanmar i...Read More