Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Burseraceae | Genus: Boswellia | Species: Boswellia serrata Roxb. Ex Colebr. |
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| Synonym | Boswellia balsamifera Spreng., Boswellia glabra Roxb., Boswellia thurifera Roxb. Ex Fleming, Chloroxylon dupada Buch.-Ham. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Shallaki | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Olibanum Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Salai | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 900 M | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, ovoid, trigonous; pyrenes 3, seed 3. |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Western Himalaya , Outer Hills of Central and South India, Tropical Africa | Bark Details | Bark yellowish-white with dark blotches, exfoliation thin papery, smooth flakes, blaze red |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 18 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees,up to 20 m high, bark yellowish-white with dark blotches, exfoliation thin papery, smooth flakes, blaze red. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, apically clustered, estipulate; Leaflets 15-31, sessile or subsessile, opposite or subopposite.lamina elliptic-oblong, oblong-lanceolate, oblong-ovate.flowers bisexual, small, white, in axillary or subterminal fascicled racemes. Calyx pubescent, tube broadly campanulate, short, lobes 5-7, persistent, petals white, ovate-oblong, shortly clawed, inflexed at apex pubescent out side except margin .stamens 10, free. Ovary sessile, superior, ovoid, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell. Style grooved. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit a drupe, ovoid, trigonous; pyrenes 3, seed 3. | Leaf Details | Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, apically clustered, estipulate; Leaflets 15-31, sessile or subsessile, opposite or subopposite.lamina elliptic-oblong, oblong-lanceolate, oblong-ovate |
