AMLA TREE BOOK-SHODHGANGA

INTRODUCTION – Amla tree has a hollowed

position in Ayurveda an india indigenous system of
medicine, According to belief in indian mythology
Amla is the first tree to be created in the
universe;Which belong to the family of Euphorbiaceae
and is also known as Phyllanthus emblica or indian
gooseberry. Amla is native to india and also grows in
tropical and subtropical regions of
pakistan,Uzbekistan,sri lanka,south East Asia, china
and malaysia.

Name-amla

Botanical name-phyllanthus emblica

Native-india

Height-8-18m

Types-deciduous

Bark- Thine light grey bark exfoliating in small thin

irregular flakes.(anthony)

Flower- small,inconspicuous,greenish-yellow
flowerare borne in compact clusters in the axils of the
lower leaves.

Fruit- Fruit,globose,2.5-3.5 cm in diameter,

fleshy,smooth with 6 prominant line,greenish when
tender,changing to light yellow or pinkish colour when
mature, with a few dark specks:taste,sour and
astringent followed by delicately sweet taste.

Leaves- They are 3mm wide and 1.25-2 cm long,

alternate,bifarious,pinnate,leaflets
numerous,alternate,linear-obtuse,entire,petioles are
striated, round.
Seeds- Obovate – triangular ,3 celled 2 seed in each
cell.
 Root- Feagments of dried main roots are cylindrical,about 5 longitudinally wrinkle and off white in colour.

Used part- Dried fruit,fresh fruit,seed,leaves,rootbark,flowers.(Ayurvedic medicine,oil, shampoo)

TAXONOMICAL CLASSIFICATION

CLASS - SICOTYLEDONAE

DIVISION – ANGIOSPERMAE

FAMILY – EUPHORBIACEAE

GENUS – EMBLICA

KINGDOM – PLANTAE

ORDER - GERANIALES

SPECIES – OFFICINALLS

SYNONYM – PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA LINN

VERNACULAR NAME OF EMBLICA OFFICINALIS

HINDI – AMLA

ENGLISH – EMBLICA,MYROBALAN, INDIAN GOOSE BERRY

KASHMIR – AONLA

MALAYALAM – NELLI KAYI

PUNJABI – AULA,AMLA

BENGALI – DHATRI

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERS IF AMLA - Qualitativa evaluation based on sensory profile by observation of colour,
odour,taste and consistency was done.

PARAMETERS OBSERVATIONS

Colour - yellowish green

Consistency - hard

Odour - aromatic

Tast - sour
BOOK NAME -THE JUNGLE TREE OF CENTRAL INDIA BY PRADIP KRISHEN
BOOK NAME – THE CALENDAR OF NATURE (SEASONWATCH)
BOOK NAME – COMMON TREE OF DELHI

(DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE,GNCT ofDELHI)

BOOK NAME – TREE OF DEHLI
INFORMATION FROM NURSERY LIVE

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