Terminalia CITRINA Flaming.
| Synonym : | Terminalia manii King. |
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| Bangla Name : | Haritaki, Belomit, Aritok (Garo). |
| English Name : | Citrine Myrobalan. |
| Family : | Combretaceae |
| Disease : | diuretic and cardiotonic. |
| Description : | A medium-sized to large, deciduous tree, up to 25 m high. Leaves sub-opposite, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 7-20 cm long, entire. Flowers small, dull-yellow, sessile in terminal and lateral, spikes, often panicled. Fruit a drupe, oblong-lanceolate, about 5 cm long, smooth, obscurely 5-angled. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Gazipur, Tangail, Sylhet, Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The fruit has the same properties as that of T. chebula. The bark has diuretic and cardiotonic properties. |
| Habit : | Tree |