Taxon:  Shorea robusta C. F. Gaertn.



Summary
Genus:
Shorea
Nomen number:
33870
Place of publication:
Suppl. carp. 48, t. 186, fig. 1.  1805
Verified:
02/17/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  4. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  5. Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
  6. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  7. Kala, C. P. et al. 2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
  8. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  9. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  10. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  13. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  14. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
  15. Singh, N. P., eds. 2002-. Flora of Jammu & Kashmir
  16. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: mentions
  17. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
  18. Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsaltree  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchdammar de l'Inde  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanSalharzbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiasal  2Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: mentions
Indiasalwa  2Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products
Indiashal  2Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products
Swedishsal-träd  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHaryana Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Singh, N. P., eds. 2002-. Flora of Jammu & Kashmir
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh], Nepal
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India

Reference(s)
  1. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  3. Hajra, P. K. et al., eds. 1996-. Materials for the flora of Arunachal Pradesh.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  6. Singh, N. P. et al., eds. 2000-. Flora of Manipur
  7. Singh, N. P., eds. 2002-. Flora of Jammu & Kashmir
  8. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Invertebrate foodsilkwormsfor 'tasar' silkwormsCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
Materialsgum/resin Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
Materialstannin/dyestuff Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
Materialswood Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1972. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 9:313-322.
Medicinesfolklore Kala, C. P. et al. 2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33870. Accessed 12 May 2026.