Bahera, Terminalia Bellerica

We are offering bahera, terminalia bellerica. These baheda is a large deciduous tree found throughout india, in areas up to an altitude of 1,000 meters. The tree takes a height of 30 meters, while the bark is brownish grey in color. The alternate, broadly elliptic leaves are clustered towards the end of the branches. They are 10 to 12 cm in length and 7 to 14 cm in breadth. The simple, solitary flowers are in auxiliary spikes, with offensive odor. They blossom in the month of may. The fruits are ovoid grey drupes and the kernels are sweet, but narcotic. The tree is found in abundance in madhya pradesh, uttar pradesh, punjab and maharashtra. It is known as vibhitaki, karshaphala and kalidruma in sanskrit and bahera in hindi.