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Terminalia Tomentosa Water: There are thousands of secrets hidden in nature. With the development of knowledge and science, new mysteries are being revealed every day. But there is also some information which tribal communities have been using for centuries, but the rest of the world is still unaware of it. One such case is the art of obtaining water from trees during water crisis during summer. Yes, a similar video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which a stream of water can be seen coming out of a tree.
Actually, it is the Indian Laurel (Terminalia tomentosa) tree. The specialty of this tree is that it stores water in its trunk during winter, so that it can be used in summer when there is shortage of water. In this matter, the indigenous knowledge of the Konda Reddy tribe, a tribal group living in the Papikonda hill range in the Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh, is shocking. In fact, the people of this tribe told the forest department that during the water crisis during the summer season, they get drinking water from the laurel tree.
These trees are found in the forests of Andhra Pradesh
To confirm this, Andhra Pradesh Forest Department officials on Saturday cut the bark of a laurel tree (Terminalia tomentosa) found in Papikonda National Park in Rampa Agency of Alluri Sitarama Raju district to ascertain the authenticity of the tree. It stores water especially in summer, as the tribe claims, so the water is released as soon as the bark is cut.
officials confirmed
Rampachodvaram divisional forest officer GG Naren Theran led the team conducting the experiment as part of their regular visits to the national park. Giving information about this, Forest Officer Narendran said that during dry summer, water gets accumulated in the Indian Laurel tree, which has a strong smell and sour taste. He said that this shows amazing adaptation in the trees of Indian forests.
Laurel wood is very expensive
The wood of the Indian laurel, also known as Indian silver oak, has high commercial value. However, forest officials did not disclose the exact location of the tree as a measure to conserve the species.
