Indian Bael Tree

Aegle marmelos

Name

Marathi: बेल
Hindi: बेल

Biological Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Spermatophyta
Sub-Division: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae
Sub-Class: Polypetalae
Series: Disciflorae
Order: Geraniales
Family: Rutaceae
Sub-Family: --
Genus: Aegle
Species: marmelos

Advantages

  • The leaves are used for religious ceremony as an offering to Lord Shiva.
  • The unripe fruits are used to cure dysentry and chronic diarrhoea.

Interesting Facts

It is a religious belief that the three (Trifoliate) leaves symbolize the Three Eyes of the Lord Shiva.

Cluster Mapping with trees

Cluster Name Tree Numbers
POLYTECHNIC 265
NAKSHATRA GARDEN 29
ENGINEERING COLLEGE 51
SIMSR 285, 286

Description

  • It is a small thorny tree with trifoliate and lanceolate leaves.
  • The flowering season is in the months of April-May.
  • Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa.