Plantation Drive 2026 by HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT. LTD., DNH in Collaboration with Pollution Control Committee, DNH & DD

Behda

Terminalia bellirica

Tree Name: Behda
Botanical Name: Terminalia bellirica
Family: Combretaceae
Common / Alternate Name: Baheda, Bahera, Bibhitaki, Vibhitaki
Planted By: 62) HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT.LTD.,Sayli,DNH & DD
Age: 2 years
Height: 8 ft
Appearance: Large deciduous tree, typically 15–30 m tall; trunk straight, bark greyish-brown, often flaking; leaves clustered towards branch ends, large, simple, obovate to elliptic, glossy green
Flower & Fruits: Flowers: Small, greenish-white to yellowish, borne in slender axillary spikes; not very showy
Fruits: Round to ovoid drupes, about 2–3 cm in diameter, greyish-brown when dry, with hard shell and fibrous pulp; fruits are the main medicinal part
Common Uses: One of the three fruits of Triphala (with Amla and Harad); used for digestive and respiratory disorders, cough, bronchitis, asthma, Wood used for furniture, carvings, and decorative items

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