Terminalia anogeissiana
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Terminalia anogeissiana is a species of small to medium-sized trees native to the Indian subcontinent only. Its common names are axlewood (English), bakli, baajhi, dhau, dhawa, dhawra, dhawda, or dhaora (Hindi).
| Terminalia anogeissiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Terminalia |
| Species: | T. anogeissiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Terminalia anogeissiana Gere & Boatwr. | |
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It is one of the most useful trees in India. Its leaves contain large amounts of gallotannins,[1] and are used in India for tanning and firewood.[2] The tree is the source of Indian gum, also known as ghatti gum, which is used for calico printing among other uses. The leaves are also fed on by the Antheraea paphia moth which produces the tassar silk (Tussah), a form of wild silk of commercial importance.[3]
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