Image title: Sal (Shorea robusta)

Sal (साल) in Nepali refers to the plant Shorea robusta or “sal tree” from the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is is mentioned as one of the “Protected plants of Nepal”. The photo also depicts a Fruit/Seed (फल, phal/phala, विउ, viu) and a Leaf/Twig (पात, pat/pāt/pāta/pata, हांगा, hanga/hāṃgā/hamga/hāgā/haga).

The word Sal can also be transliterated as Sāl, Sāla or Sala.

Gallery information:

The museum exhibitions in this gallery are from the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara. They belong to the category “Flora and Fauna Section” (vanaspati tatha jivjantu shakha).