Sala (pohon): Perbedaan antara revisi

 

== Distribution and description ==

 

This tree is native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], ranging south of the [[Himalaya]], from [[Myanmar]] in the east to [[Nepal]], [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. In India, it extends from [[Assam]], [[Bengal]], [[Odisha]] and [[Jharkhand]] west to the [[Shivalik Hills]] in [[Haryana]], east of the [[Yamuna]]. The range also extends through the [[Eastern Ghats]] and to the eastern [[Vindhya Range|Vindhya]] and [[Satpura Range|Satpura]] ranges of central India.<ref>Oudhia P., Ganguali R.N. (1998).Is Lantana camara responsible for Sal-borer infestation in M.P.?. Insect Environment. 4 (1): 5.</ref> It is often the dominant tree in the forests where it occurs. In [[Nepal]], it is found mostly in the [[terai]] region from east to west, especially, in the Churia range (the Shivalik Hill [[Churia Range]]) in the subtropical climate zone. There are many protected areas, such as [[Chitwan National Park]], [[Bardia National Park]] and Shukla Phat Wildlife Reserve, where there are dense forests of huge sal trees. It is also found in the lower belt of the hilly region and inner terai.

 

 

Sal tree is also known as Sakhua in northern India including MP, Orrisa and Jharkhand.<ref>http://infochangeindia.org/environment/stories-of-change/a-rakhi-for-trees.html</ref>

 

== Religious significance ==

In [[Hindu]] tradition, the sal tree is said to be favoured by [[Vishnu]].<ref>[http://www.salagram.net/Sacred-trees.html Sacred trees]</ref> Its name ''shala'', ''shaal'' or ''sal'', comes from [[Sanskrit]] (शाल, śāla, literally "house"), a name that suggests it for housing timber; other names in the Sanskrit language are ''ashvakarna'', ''chiraparna'' and ''sarja'', among many others.{{cn|date=March 2015}}