Name: Terminalia chebula Retz.

  1. Common name: Haritaki
  2. Vernacular name: Hilika
  3. Family: Combretaceae
  4. Habit: Tree
  5. Habitat: In mixed dry deciduous forests and is frequent in tropical and subtropical zones, mostly in hilly tracks
  6. Flower: May to June
  7. Fruiting: July to December
  8. Parts used: Fruit
  9. Distribution: Sub Himalayan region from Ravi, eastwards to western Bengal and Assam, ascending up to the altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in the Himalayas. This tree is wild in forests of northern India, central provinces and Bengal, common in Madras, Mysore and in the southern part of the Bombay presidency