Myrobalan

The common name myrobalan can refer to several unrelated fruit-bearing plant species:

  • Myrobalan Plum (Prunus cerasifera), also called Cherry plum and myrobalan plum
  • Emblic myrobalan (Phyllanthus emblica), also called Amla and Amalaki
  • Beleric Myrobalan (Terminalia bellirica), also called Bibhitaki and Belliric myrobalans
  • Black Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula), also called Haritaki and Chebulic myrobalans.
  • It grows abundantly in Tamilnadu. It bears fruits which are dried and then used as tanning material in processing hides and skins.

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