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\nVateria<\/i> indica<\/i> L., Sp. pl. 1:515. 1753;.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00bf vah-tay-REE-uh ? — named for Dr Abraham Vater, German professor of medicine and botany <\/span>… Dictionary of arts and sciences<\/span><\/a> Volume 6 or The British encyclopedia by William Nicholson
\nIN-dih-kuh<\/b> or in-DEE-kuh<\/b> — of or from India<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a>
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commonly known as<\/b>: Indian copal tree, Indian gum anime, Malabar tallow tree, piney varnish tree, white dammar \u2022\u00a0Gujarati<\/b>: \u0a9a\u0a82\u0aa6\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ab8 chandras, \u0ab0\u0abe\u0ab3 \u0aa8\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0ab5\u0ac3\u0a95\u0acd\u0ab7 raal nu vrksha, \u0ab8\u0aab\u0ac7\u0aa6 \u0aa1\u0abe\u0aae\u0ab0 safed daamar, \u0ab8\u0ab0\u0acd\u0a9c\u0a95 sarjaka \u2022\u00a0Hindi<\/b>: \u0915\u0939\u0930\u0941\u092c\u093e kahruba, \u0938\u092b\u0947\u0926 \u0921\u093e\u092e\u0930 safed daamar \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb3\u0cbf \u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa bili dhupa, \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb3\u0cbf \u0c97\u0cc1\u0c97\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cb2 bili guggala, \u0cac\u0cc6\u0cb3\u0cc1\u0cb5 beluva, \u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cb0 dhupada mara, \u0cb9\u0cbe\u0c97\u0ca1 haagada, \u0c89\u0c97\u0cc1\u0cb3\u0cc1\u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa uguludhupa \u2022\u00a0Konkani<\/b>: \u0927\u0942\u092a dhoop \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d48\u0d7b kunthirikkappayin, \u0d2a\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d3f payini, \u0d35\u0d46\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d48\u0d7b vellappayin \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u091a\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0941\u0938 chandrusa, \u0927\u0942\u092a dhoop \u2022\u00a0Odia<\/b>: \u0b2e\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b27\u0b42\u0b2a mandadhupa, \u0b38\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b30\u0b38 sandarasa \u2022\u00a0Persian<\/b>: \u06a9\u0640\ufba9\u0631\u0628\u0627 kahruba \u2022\u00a0Punjabi<\/b>: \u0a38\u0a41\u0a70\u0a26\u0a30\u0a38 sundaras \u2022\u00a0Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0938\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0915\u0903 sarjakah \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd turulakkam, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd vellai-k-kunki-liyam \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c24\u0c46\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c17\u0c41\u0c17\u0c4d\u0c17\u0c3f\u0c32\u0c2e\u0c41 tellaguggilamu \u2022\u00a0Tulu<\/b>: \u0ca4\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cca\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 tandolige \u2022\u00a0Urdu<\/b>: \u06af\u06af\u0644 guggul
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Habit- Tall trees generally up to 40 m sometimes goes up to 60 m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trunk & Bark- Bark greyish, smooth; blaze cream.<\/span><\/div>\n
Branches and Branchlets- Young branchlets subterete, stellate hairy.<\/span><\/div>\n
Exudates- Exudates resinous.<\/span><\/div>\n
Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; stipules caducous; petiole 2-3.5 cm, swollen at apex, nearly glabrous; lamina 8-27 x 4.5-10 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex abruptly acuminate or obtuse, base rounded to subcordate, margin entire, coriaceous, glabrous; midrib flat above; secondary nerves 13-20 pairs; curved near margin, impressed above; tertiary nerves slender, closely obliquely percurrent.<\/span><\/div>\n
Inflorescence \/ Flower- Inflorescence axillary panicles with dense stellate hairs; flowers white; anthers yellow.<\/span><\/div>\n
Fruit and Seed- Capsule, pale brown, 3-valved, oblong to 6.4 x 3.8 cm, calyx persistent, reflexed; seeds 1.<\/span><\/div>\n
Common canopy to emergent trees in low and medium elevation wet evergreen forests, up to 1200 m.<\/span><\/div>\n
Endemic to the Western Ghats- South and Central Sahyadris.<\/span><\/div>\n
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(Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry from\u00a0<\/span>India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>)
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Native: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A slow-growing species, found primarily in the west coast evergreen forests, and also occasionally in secondary evergreen dipterocarp forest in the south.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The timber has been overexploited, particularly for the plywood industry. Loss of habitat and other human activities have also contributed to population declines.<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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Citation:<\/td>\nAshton, P. 1998. Vateria indica<\/i>. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org<\/span><\/a>>. Downloaded on 26 November 2014.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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seedlings of vateria indica<\/a>:
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–\u00a0Have one at my farm at Shahapur<\/span>. Sending a photograph.<\/p>\n

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– I am posting the grown up trees from Agumbe, Shimoga district, Karnataka<\/span> in a separate posting.<\/p>\n

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– all attaching the image of Vateria indica<\/i> in bloom…
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\nID confirmation MS310311 -20 -Vateria indica<\/a>:
\nVateria indica<\/i> (salu doopada mara<\/b> in kannada)-\u00a0 the grown up trees from Agumbe, Shimoga district, \u00a0Karnataka<\/span>. \u00a0The photos were taken in a garden maintained by Forest department.<\/span> photos taken on 27.12.2010. These trees are grown on the roads as well.<\/p>\n

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Vateria indica seedlings from Kerala<\/a>:
\nSeedlings of Vateria indica<\/i> from Palakkad district, Kerala<\/span>. Family: Dipterocarpaceae<\/i>.
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\n<\/b>Grows into a large beautiful evergreen tree.<\/p>\n

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This is a wonderful shade tree as well gives good shade throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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Have planted one on my property. Had written about it previously and it available at this link :
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Sending a few more recent photographs.<\/div>\n
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Names of Plants in India :: Vateria indica L.:<\/a>
\nVateria indica<\/i> L. … (family: Dipterocarpaceae<\/i>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n\u00bf vah-tay-REE-uh ? — named for Dr Abraham Vater, German professor of medicine and botany<\/span>
\n… Dictionary of arts and sciences<\/span><\/a> Volume 6 or The British encyclopedia by William Nicholson
\nIN-dih-kuh<\/b> or in-DEE-kuh<\/b> — of or from India<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a>
\ncommonly known as<\/b>: Indian copal tree<\/span><\/a>, Indian gum anime<\/span><\/a>, Malabar tallow tree<\/span><\/a>, piney varnish tree<\/span><\/a>, white dammar<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u0938\u092b\u0947\u0926 \u0921\u093e\u092e\u0930 safed daamar<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb3\u0cbf \u0ca1\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 bili daamaru<\/span><\/a>, \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb3\u0cbf \u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa bili dhupa<\/span><\/a>, \u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cb0 dhupada mara<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d48\u0d28\u0d4d\u200d kuntirikkappayin<\/span><\/a>, \u0d2a\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d3f paini<\/span><\/a>, \u0d35\u0d46\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d48\u0d28\u0d4d\u200d vellappayin<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u091a\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0941\u0938 chandrusa<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Oriya<\/b>: \u0b2e\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b27\u0b42\u0b2a mandadhupa<\/span><\/a>, \u0b38\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b30\u0b38 sandarasa<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0938\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0915\u0903 sarjakah<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Tamil<\/b>: \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd turulakkam<\/span><\/a>, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd vellai-k-kunki-liyam<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: \u0c24\u0c46\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c17\u0c41\u0c17\u0c4d\u0c17\u0c3f\u0c32\u0c2e\u0c41 tellaguggilamu<\/span><\/a>
\nbotanical names<\/b>: Vateria indica<\/i> L. … synonyms<\/b>: no synonym known
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IN-dih-kuh<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0in-DEE-kuh<\/b>\u00a0— of or from India<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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commonly known as<\/b>: Indian copal tree, Indian gum anime, Malabar tallow tree, piney varnish tree, white dammar \u2022\u00a0Gujarati<\/b>: \u0a9a\u0a82\u0aa6\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ab8 chandras, \u0ab0\u0abe\u0ab3 \u0aa8\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0ab5\u0ac3\u0a95\u0acd\u0ab7 raal nu vrksha, \u0ab8\u0aab\u0ac7\u0aa6 \u0aa1\u0abe\u0aae\u0ab0 safed daamar, \u0ab8\u0ab0\u0acd\u0a9c\u0a95 sarjaka \u2022\u00a0Hindi<\/b>: \u0915\u0939\u0930\u0941\u092c\u093e kahruba, \u0938\u092b\u0947\u0926 \u0921\u093e\u092e\u0930 safed daamar \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb3\u0cbf \u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa bili dhupa, \u0ca7\u0cc2\u0caa\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cb0 dhupada mara \u2022\u00a0Konkani<\/b>: \u0927\u0942\u092a dhoop \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d48\u0d7b kunthirikkappayin, \u0d2a\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d3f payini, \u0d35\u0d46\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d48\u0d7b vellappayin \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u091a\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0941\u0938 chandrusa, \u0927\u0942\u092a dhoop \u2022\u00a0Odia<\/b>: \u0b2e\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b27\u0b42\u0b2a mandadhupa, \u0b38\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b30\u0b38 sandarasa \u2022\u00a0Persian<\/b>: \u06a9\u0640\ufba9\u0631\u0628\u0627 kahruba \u2022\u00a0Punjabi<\/b>: \u0a38\u0a41\u0a70\u0a26\u0a30\u0a38 sundaras \u2022\u00a0Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0938\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0915\u0903 sarjakah \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd turulakkam, \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd vellai-k-kunki-liyam \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c24\u0c46\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c17\u0c41\u0c17\u0c4d\u0c17\u0c3f\u0c32\u0c2e\u0c41 tellaguggilamu \u2022\u00a0Tulu<\/b>: \u0ca4\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cca\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 tandolige \u2022\u00a0Urdu<\/b>: \u06af\u06af\u0644 guggul<\/p>\n

botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Vateria indica<\/i>\u00a0L. …\u00a0heterotypic synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Vateria malabarica<\/i>\u00a0Blume …\u00a0POWO<\/a>, retrieved 13 January 2025<\/p>\n

Bibliography \/ etymology<\/div>\n
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals \/ websites have a tendency to re-organize \/ revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the\u00a0languages of India<\/a>\u00a0mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken\u00a0sensu amplo<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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written and spoken widely, in most parts of India<\/div>\n
Indian copal tree<\/b><\/div>\n