Terminalia (plant) in the context of "Tussar silk"

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👉 Terminalia (plant) in the context of Tussar silk

Tussar silk (Sanskrit: kosa) is a type of wild silk, produced from the larvae of Antheraea silkworms, including A. assamensis, A. paphia, A. pernyi, A. roylei, and A. yamamai. These silkworms live in the wild in forest trees belonging to Terminalia species and Shorea robusta, as well as other food plants such as jamun and oak found in South Asia, eating the leaves of the trees on which they live. Tussar silk is valued for its rich texture and natural, deep-gold colour, and varieties are produced in many countries, including China, India, Japan, and Sri Lanka.

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