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Shorea robusta, the sal tree, [2] ... Sal tree resin is known as sal dammar or Indian dammar, [23] ṛla in Sanskrit. It is used as an astringent in Ayurvedic ...
Dammar resin. Dammar, also called dammar gum, or damar gum, is a resin obtained from the tree family Dipterocarpaceae in India and Southeast Asia, principally those of the genera Shorea or Hopea (synonym Balanocarpus). The resin of some species of Canarium may also called dammar.
Other products from Shorea spp. include dammar and illipe. Dammar is a resin collected from a variety of species. It varies in colour among the different taxonomic groups. Shorea wiesneri is listed in many websites as an important source of dammar; [14] however, this appears to be either a trade name or a synonym. [15] [16]
Shorea robusta seed oil is an edible oil extracted from the seeds of Shorea robusta. Shorea robusta is known as the Sal tree in India. Sal is indigenous to India and occurs in two main regions separated by the Gangetic Plain, namely the northern and central Indian regions. [1] The plant belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae botanical family. [2]
The word "Sala" (शाल) is Pali means sal tree (Shorea robusta) or resin tree (Dipterocarpus alatus). Phanam San is a name that corresponds to the geography that is full of resin trees. The word "Phanam San" means "grove of resin trees". [2]
This is a complete listing of Shorea species accepted by Plants of the World Online in July 2019. The subgeneric classification follows Ashton (2004) and covers only species native to northern Borneo, with some Sri Lankan species added. [3]
Sal (Shorea robusta) Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Sandalwood (Santalum spp.) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Southern sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum) Satiné, satinwood (Brosimum rubescens) [9] Silky oak (Grevillea robusta) Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) Spanish-cedar ...
Shorea resinosa Foxw. (1932) (1932) Anthoshorea resinosa (called, along with some other species in the genus Anthoshorea , white meranti ) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae .