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Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa

[ Family : Rutaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Aegle marmelos var. mahurensis Zate ; Belou marmelos (L.) A.Lyons ; Bilacus marmelos (L.) Kuntze ; Crateva mermelos L.; Feronia pellucida Roth ]

[ Common name (Local) : Bel, Bilwa ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Bel | Sanskrit : Bilvah, Shriphalah, Tripatra, Shivadrumah | Hindi : Bel, Shriphal | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Bael tree, Bengal quince, Wood apple, Stone apple | Other Languages : Koovalam (Mal.), Vilvam (Mal.& Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Bel, Shriphal ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Tree
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Wild as well as planted in the plains and the sub-Himalayan tract.
Occurrence : Available through out W.B., upto submontane regions.

Status : Abundant
Botanical Character : Medium sized or a big deciduous tree. Bark shallowly furrowed ; young stems with axillary sharp thorns. Leaves alternate, aromatic, trifoliate ; leaflets elliptic or ovate, lanceolate. Flowers, in axillary panicles, greenish white sweet scented. Calyx 4/5-lobed, free above, ciliate. Petals 4-5. Stamens numerous . Fruit globose or ellipsoid with a hard, woody, greenish yellow rind. Seeds many, embedded in mucilage and orange or yellow sweet pulp.

Cultivation and Growth :

Flowering & Fruiting : May--March
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Soil Character : Can grow on wide range of soil varieties.
Climate : Tropical and subtropical
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : May--August
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Usable Parts of the Plant :

Root, Leaf, Flower, Fruit

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