Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Holarrhena | Species: Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. Ex G. Don |
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| Synonym | Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham., Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. ex A.DC, . H. codaga G.Don | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Karva Indrajau, Kutaja | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Bitter Oleander, Ester tree, Indrajao, Tellicherry tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khurchi, Dudhi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 1300 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit of 2 terete elongated follicular mericarps connected at the tip and then free, 25 × 1 cm; seeds 8 mm, oblong, with tuft of silky brown hairs at the apex |
| Habitat | Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Bark rough, pale brown, to 8 mm, exfoliates in small flakes |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous shrubs or trees, to 8 m high, with rough, brown bark. Leaves broadly ovate, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 10-45 x 5-10 cm, sub-coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate. Flowers white or cream-coloured, 1.5-2.5 cm across, in terminal, corymbose cymes. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla tube cylindrical, swollen at base. Stamens 5. Carpels 2, distinct; style short; stigma usually marked with white specks; seeds linear with pale-brown comma. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 10-45 x 5-10 cm, sub-coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate. |
