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{{Short description|Species of tree}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Fruit I IMG 9577.jpg
|image_caption = Arjuna fruit
|image2 = Flowers with Sykes's warbler I IMG 1880.jpg
|image2_caption = Arjuna flowers with a [[Sykes's warbler]]
|status_ref =
|genus = Terminalia
|species = arjuna
|authority = (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
}}
[[File:Terminalia_arjuna_01_by_Line1.JPG|thumb|''Terminalia arjuna'']]
[[File:Terminalia_arjuna_trunk_03_by_Line1.JPG|thumb|''Terminalia arjuna'' lower trunk]]

'''''Terminalia arjuna''''' is a tree of the [[genus]] ''[[Terminalia (plant)|Terminalia]]''. It is commonly known as '''arjuna'''<ref name=Biswas /> or '''arjun tree''' in English.<ref name=ecoindia />

==Description==
''T. arjuna'' grows to about 20–25 metres tall; usually has a [[buttress roots|buttressed]] trunk, and forms a wide canopy at the crown, from which branches drop downwards. It has oblong, conical leaves which are green on the top and brown below; smooth, grey bark; it has pale yellow flowers which appear between March and June; its glabrous, 2.5 to 5 cm fibrous woody fruit, divided into five wings, appears between September and November.<ref name=Biswas>{{cite journal |first1=Moulisha |last1=Biswas |first2=Kaushik |last2=Biswas |first3=Tarun K |last3=Karan |first4=Sanjib |last4=Bhattacharya |first5=Ashoke K |last5=Ghosh |first6=Pallab K |last6=Haldar |url=http://journal-phytology.com/article/viewFile/5520/2911 |title=Evaluation of analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of ''Terminalia arjuna'' leaf |journal=Journal of Phytology |year=2011 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=33–8}}</ref><ref name="ecoindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/arjun-tree.html|title=Arjun Tree |publisher=Eco India}}</ref>

The tree does not suffer from any major diseases or pests, but it is susceptible to ''[[Phyllactinia terminale]]'' and rot due to ''[[polystictus affinis]]''.<ref name=CABI/>

==Distribution and habitat==
The arjuna is seen across the [[Indian Subcontinent]], and usually found growing on river banks or near dry river beds in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]] and south and central [[India]], along with [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=Biswas /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rastogī|first1=Rekhā|title=Let Us Identify The Useful Trees(New)|date=2008|publisher=Children's Book Trust|page=7,8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eL8RlQBNRjoC&dq=terminalia+arjuna&pg=PA7|isbn=978-81-7011-919-7}}</ref>
It has also been planted in [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Kenya]].<ref name=CABI>{{cite book|title=The CABI Encyclopedia of Forest Trees|year = 2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBf4AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA464|page=464|isbn = 9781780642369}}</ref>

==Importance==

===Silk production===
The arjuna is one of the species whose leaves are fed on by the ''[[Antheraea paphia]]'' moth which produces the [[tassar silk]], a [[wild silk]] of commercial importance.<ref name="fao">{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ab598e/AB598E13.htm|title=Non-wood forest products In 15 countries of Tropical Asia|author=M.P. Shiva|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}}</ref>


===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Terminalia arjuna.jpg|''Terminalia arjuna''
File:Terminalia arjuna trunk 01 by Line1.JPG|''Terminalia arjuna'' middle trunk
File:Terminalia arjuna leaves 01 by Line1.JPG|''Terminalia arjuna'' leaves
File:Arjuna fruits(Dried).jpg|Arjuna fruits (dried)
File:Terminalia arjuna - Bagh-e-Jinnah.jpg|''Terminalia arjuna'' in [[Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore]]
File:Terminalia arjuna DSC 0267.JPG|The bark of Terminalia arjuna (অর্জুন) is found in Bana Bitan, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Terminalia (plant)|arjuna]]
[[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]]

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