HNGU PATAN. m.sc sem 3 botany cbo - 502

1. Important fire wood and timber yielding
plant
1. Dalbergia sissoo
2. Arjun sadar
3. Mangifera indica

2. Contents
Important fire wood and timber yielding
plant
1. Dalbergia sissoo
2. Arjun sadar
3. Mangifera indica

3. Dalbergia sissoo
Classification :-
Kingdom :- plantae
Division :- Magnoliophyta
Class :- Magnoliopsida
Order :-fabales
Family :- fabaceae
Genus :- Dalbergia
Species :- sissoo
Scientific name :-Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
Local name :- sissoo , shisham
Useful organ :- Wood
Family :- Fabaceae

4. Habitat :-
• D. Sissoo in native to the foorthils of the
Himalayas.
• The temperature in it's native rangs averages 10 -
40 c but varies form just below freezing to nearly
50 c.
• It can withstand average annual rainfall up to 2000
millimeters and droughts of 3-8 months.
• Seeding are intolerant of shade.

5. Morphology :-
• A deciduous tree often with crooked trunk and
light crown.
• Normally the tree attains a height of about loot a
girth up to 8 ft. and clear bole up 35 ft.
• It oocurs throught the sub Himalayan tract from
Ravi to Assam ascending up to 5000 ft.
• It is extensively cultivated in Punjab ,uttar Pradesh
, Bengal ,and Assam.

6. Wood :-
• The sapwood is white to pale brownish which in
colour and heartwood ,golden brown to dark
brown with deep brown streaks becoming dull on
exposure.
• It is heavy narrowly interlocked grained and
medium textared.
• It can be air or kiln seasoned.
• The wood can be converted into ornamental
veneers or commercial plywood of good quality.

7. Wood of shisham

8. Uses :-
• Sissoo is a high class furniture and cabinet wood widely
used throughout north India.
• On account of its great strength elasticity and durability, it
is highly valued as constructional and general utility timber
and is used for all the purpose for which Indian rosewood
is employed in the south.
• Carefully slected and manufacturered plywood logs satisfy
the specifications prescribed for aircraft and for this
purpose the wood form trees growing on canal banks and
in plantations is considered to be the best.
• Sissoo wood is suitable for making laminated skits.
• It can be worked in to decorative ornamental carvings.

9. Arjun sadar
Classification :-
Kingdom :- plantae
Division :- Magnoliophyta
Class :- Mangnoliopsida
Order :- Mrytales
Family :- Combertaceae
Genus :- Terminalia
Species :- Arjuna
Scientific name :- Terminalia arjuna
Local name :- Arjun tree
Useful organ :- Wood
Family :- combertaceae

10. Habitat :-
• Arjuna is a common plant in the tropical regions of the
world ,mainly India.
• It is one of the few herbal medicines that has been
recognized by all medical field be it modern medicines
, Ayurveda, homeopathy or functional medicine.
• It is chemical constituents have been extensively
researched in recent times which testify the effects of
this herb on the body that were recognized by the
vaidays thousands of years back.

11. Wood of arjun sadar

12. Uses :-
• Arjuna has an astringent effect which acts to detoxify
the blood. Its homeosatatic properties help to relive
bleeding conditions and control aggravated pitta
sates.
• The general cleansing effect of this herb helps to
cleans urinary infections like UTI.
• In femals it can be used to support the uterus and
regulate the hormonal cycle.
• It is given in all kinds of hormonal imbalance, fibroids,
cysts, endometriosis etc. It can help relive excess
bleeding in menorrhagia.

13. • Arjuna is mostly knowns as a cholesterol lowering herb. It
helps to control the blood cholesterol levels and can be good
for people having atherosclerosis in which cholesterol
plaques block arteries at one or multiple sites
• Arjuna has therapeutic effect over respiratory system also. It
helps to keep the airways clear and supports to fight serious
lung illness.
• The tannins present in arjuna extracts act as very useful anti -
oxidants for the body.
• The CO-Q 10 which is very important for the heart muscles is
abundantly found in Arjuna tree bark.

14. Mangifera indica
Classification :-
Kingdom :- plantae
Order :- sapindales
Family :- Anacardiaceae
Scientific name :-Mangifera indica Linn.
Local name :- Mango
Useful organ :- Wood
Family :- Anacardiaceae

15. Chemical composition :-
• Mangiferin is extracted from mango at high
concentration from the young leves, bark and form
old leaves.
• Allergenic urushiols are present in the fruits peel and
can trigger contact dermatitis in sensitised individuals.
• This reaction is more likely to occurs in people who
have been exposed to other plants form the
anacardiaceae family such as poison oak and poison
ivy, which are widespread in the united states.

16. Description of the wood :-
• A grey or greyish brown wood.
• No taste or smell.
• Coarse textured with occasional interlocking of
fibers and curly grain, medium weight , fairly
strong wood which can be used of purposes.
• A very steady wood and one which retains its
shape extremely well.

17. Wood of mango

18. Uses :-
• It can used to advantage for rotary veneer work
and plywood making and is one of the woods
being used for this purpose all over India.
• Its Chief uses are cheap furniture, planking floor
and ceiling boards, the chests and other box and
create work, boat building ,agricultural
implement parts of carts and for plywood
manufacture.
• It is a good wood for dry cooperage and shoe
heels.

19. References
• Economic botany by :- B. P. PANDEY
• A text Book of Economic botany by :-Verma V.
• https.//en. m. biology discussion

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