| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tall evergreen tree, usually up to 30 m tall, but somtimes up to 60 m, with a trunk diameter up to 2-2.5 m. USES The bark is used for tanning hides into leather. The wood is used for constructions. The tree is planted for shade especially in coffee plantations. The bark has medicinal properties. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Can reach up to 13 m in 16 years. COMMON NAMES Arjuna, Arjun, Kahua, Koha, Savimadat, Holematti, Kula maruthu, Thella maddi, Rok faa khaao. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: T. glabra, Pentaptera arjuna. Arjuna is native of India and Sri Lanka. It is usually found along streams and rivers and its occurrence depends largely on the moisture supplied by the watercourses, its distribution is in this way not determined only by the amount of rainfall. |
