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Terminalia bellirica, known as bahera or beleric or bastard myrobalan, (Arabic: beliledj ?????,Sanskrit: Bibhitaka ??????,Aksha ???? ), is a large deciduous tree common on plains and lower hills in Southeast Asia, where it is also grown as an avenue tree. The basionym is Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertn. (Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 90, t. 97. 1791). William Roxburgh transferred M. bellirica to Terminalia as "T. bellerica (Gaertn.) Roxb.". This spelling error is now widely used, causing confusion. The correct name is Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. The leaves are about 15 cm long and crowded toward the ends of the branches. It is considered a good fodder for cattle. Terminalia bellirica seeds have an oil content of 40%, whose fatty-acid methyl ester meets all of the major biodiesel requirements in the US (ASTM D 6751-02, ASTM PS 121-99), Germany (DIN V 51606) and European Union (EN 14214).The seeds are called bedda nuts.In traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine, Beleric is known as "Bibhitaki" (Marathi: "Behada or Bhenda") (Terminalia bellirica). Its fruit is used in the popular Indian herbal rasayana treatment triphala. In Sanskrit it is called bibh?taka ??????. In India, Neemuch (A Town in Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh) is a major trading centre of De-Skinned Baheda & Whole Fruits of Terminalia Bellirica . Terminalia Bellirica is widely collected in wild in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and is traded in Neemuch APMC Yard. Planting And Care It is fairly sensitive to frost, though seedlings can survive, particularly when covered with grass Generally, temperatures of -1 degrees C can kill a tree Prefers periodically dry soils, and is moderately drought tolerant Medicinal Use: The pulp of the fruit (Beleric myrobalan) is considered by Hindu physicians to be astringent and laxative and is prescribed with salt and long pepper in affections of the throat and chest It is a main constituent of the Triphala