Kumbuk Tree
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Kumbuk tree
• Common Name In Sri Lanka :Kumbuk
• Scientific Name :Terminalia arjuna
• Other Names :Marutu(Tamil)
• Zone :Dry Zone
• Size of Tree :Large (> 15m)
• Status :Native
• Average Height :Up to 25 meters
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Scientific Classification
• Kingdom : Plantae
• Phylum : Tracheophyta
• Class : Magnoliopsida
• Order : Myrtales
• Family : Combretaceae
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Ecology
• Occurs naturally along banks of streams
and rivers
• Low elevations
• Dry zone
• Grows well on fertile, neutral soils,
specially loose, moist soil with water
supply
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Trunk and Crown
• Wide canopy at the crown
• Branches drop downwards
• Buttressed trunk
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Leaves
• Oblong
• Opposite or sub-opposite
• 5-25*4-9cm
• Hard
• Petiole is short
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Flowers
• Flowers are small
• Cup-shaped
• Regular
• White, creamy or greenish-white
• Honey scented
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Fruit
• Oblong
• Dark brown to reddish-brown fibrous
woody
• 5-7 equal thick narrow stiff-wings
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Timber
 Class- Special class
 Zebra-wood
 Olive brown streaked with dark blackish lines
 Coarse and even textured
Uses
Traditionally used for boat building and ideal
for marine wood
Outdoor/ indoor furniture
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Parts used in treatment
• Bark
• Leaves
• Roots
• Flowers
• Fruits
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Treatment for
• Heart diseases
• Fevers
• Skin diseases
• Obesity
• Wounds
• Bone fractures
• Piles
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Other Products
• Fuel
• Fodder
• Tannin or dye
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Services
• Erosion control
• Shade
• Intercropping
• Ornamental
• Reclamation
• Pollution control
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Tree Management
• Initial growth is slow
• Later grows very fast
• Attain 2-3m height in 3 years.
• In first years weeding and protection from
fire is needed
• Pruning is required
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Seed planting
• Ripe fruits can collected near to the trees
• If it dry in shade for month fiber ribs can
removed by rubbing with hands
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References
• Gupta RK. 1993. Multipurpose trees for
agroforestry and wasteland utilisation. 562
pp.
• Jayasingam T, Balasubramaniam S,
Vivekanantharajah S. 1992. Vegetation
survey of the Wasgomuwa National Park:
reconnaissance. Vegetatio. 101(2): 171-
181.
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Thank you!
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