Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Tiliaceae | Genus: Grewia | Species: Grewia optiva J.R.Drumm. ex Burret , |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Grewia emarginata Wight & Arn. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Bhimal, Bhiunal. Bihul | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | July-Sept | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bahel | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1600m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupes 1 – 4 lobed, blue – black when ripe, 5 – 10 mm across, 2 – 4 lobed. |
| Habitat | Common; associated with the crop fields, to 1600m, rarely along the margins of forests. N.W. Himalaya. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | N.W. Himalaya and adjacent plains; Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan. | Bark Details | Bark dark brown, thick and roughish, peeling in small woody scales. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 53 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 12 m high. Leaves ovate – lanceolate, 5 – 5 – 15 x 4 – 7 cm, acuminate, base rounded with prominent nerves, margins serrate, stellately hairy ob both surfaces,. Flowers in axillary or leaf opposed cymes, 1 – 8 together; pedicel to 2 cm long. Sepals about 1 cm long, tomentose. Petals pale – white, ovate. Stamens many. Drupes 1 – 4 lobed, blue – black when ripe, 5 – 10 mm across, 2 – 4 lobed. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate – lanceolate, 5 – 5 – 15 x 4 – 7 cm, acuminate, base rounded with prominent nerves, margins serrate, stellately hairy ob both surfaces. |
