''Terminalia paniculata'' is a tree native to southwest India
(including the
Western Ghats and
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
). Known in the timber trade as kindal, it has a variety of names in local languages.
It is economically important for wood,
medicinal uses, and raising
silkworms
The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically imp ...
.
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paniculata
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