Khayar

• Terai
• Siwalik (Chure)

Flowers inJune, July, August

• 01Khayar can grow on stony ground where almost nothing else takes root.
• 02Its tiny leaves close in pairs along the stalk, which is how it survives the Terai heat.

• Taking too much

  How serious4/5

  Katha production needs the heartwood, so the tree must be felled. Slow regrowth on stony ground makes recovery hard.

• Landslides

  How serious2/5

  Khayar holds dry riverbanks together. Losing it lets the monsoon cut the banks away faster each year.

• Plant a tree that belongs here

  A native tree feeds local birds and insects in a way an imported one never can. Choose one that already grows wild near you.

• Take only what regrows

  Many Nepali medicine plants are disappearing because every last one gets dug up. There is a way to gather that leaves the plant alive.

Scientific name

Senegalia catechu

Family

Fabaceae