Question

Sal wood is obtained from
A) Tectona grandis
B) Salmalia malabarica
C) Shorea robusta
D) Dalbergia sissoo

Answer 1

Hint:Dipterocarpaceae are the botanical family. Sal is a gregarious animal and in wetlands, where it exists, it creates the dominant composition.

Complete answer:
First we should know about the Sal tree to answer this question. The Sal tree is rarely totally leafless. In dry areas, however, from February to April it appears to shed virtually all leaves for a short time. The salt flowers are whitish, occurring in early summer.
Now, let us find the solution from the options-
>In the family Lamiaceae, teak is often a tropical hardwood tree genus. It is a huge, deciduous tree in hybrid hardwood forests that grows. Tectona grandis has delicate, fragrant white flowers clustered at the end of the branches in thick clusters. Thus, option A is not the correct option.
>The Shalmali tree grows up to 20 metres high in tropical humid conditions and the old trees reach the highest height of 60 metres in moist tropical weather. This tree is called a king of the forest because of its lovely flowers and large height. Thus, option B is not the correct option.
>Sal (Shorea robusta) is a tall, beautiful tree that offers very good quality wood. It grows well on the soil of a well-drained, wet, sandy loam. It is a mild to slow-growing species which, under favourable circumstances, can reach a height of up to 35 m and a girth of around 2 to 2.5 m in around 100 years.
> Dalbergia sissoo is a fast-growing, sturdy, deciduous rosewood tree native to India and southern Iran, widely called North Indian rosewood. D. Sissoo is a big, twisted tree with white or pink flowers with broad, leathery leaves. Thus, option D is not the correct option.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C) Shorea robusta

Note:The salt tree is often mistaken in Asia with the cannonball tree, a tree brought to Asia by British in the 19th century from tropical South America. In the faith it is the tree of Holy Scripture; the cannonball tree has now been planted on Buddhist and Hindu holy places in Asia.