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ASAN / SAJA

Terminalia tomentosa

Kingdome: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Species: tomentosa
Botanical name: Terminalia tomentosa Wight & Arn.
Synonym
Terminalia alata, T. elliptica, T. macrocarpa, T. ovata, T. crenulata

Common names
Asan, Saja, Crocodile bark tree, Silver grey wood, Indian laurel, Black murdah
Vernacular names

Hindi: Asana, Saj, Saja
Bengali: Asan
Gujarati: Sadad
Kannada: Karimatti
Malayalam: Thembavu, Karimaruthu, Kuramaruthu, Matthi
Marathi: Asan, Ain, Shardul, Satada
Oriya: Sahaju
Sanskrit: Raktarjun
Tamil: Aruccunam, Karumarutu, Marutamaram
Telagu: Nalla Maddi, Innu Maddi
Others: Matthi, Black Murdah, White Chuglam, Silver Grey Wood, Karru marudhu, Asan

40 Major gum and resin plants of India