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Family: Lythraceae	Genus: Woodfordia	Species: Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Kurz

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Lythrum fruticosaum Linn., Woodfordia floribunda Solishbury,	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Dhawai, Agnijwala, Dhataki	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name	Fire Flame Bush., Red Bell Bush	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Indrajau	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	Upto 1500 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Capsules ellipsoid, 8 – 10 mm long, enclosed within the calyx tube, usually tipped with persistent styles; seeds many, brown.
Habitat	Miscellaneous forests, scrub jungles, exposed localities, way sides, grassy slopes	Bark Type	Exfoliating
Distribution	Submontane Himalaya, Nepal, China, Pakistan, tropical Africa, Madagascar.	Bark Details	Bark is red – brown in colour, smooth and also exceedingly thin and peels off in flakes.
Distribution in chandigarh	Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Oblong
Description of Species	Evergreen or sub deciduous shrubs, 1.5 – 4 m high; branches spreading; bark red – brown, smooth. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, entire, base rounded, apex acuminate, pubescent on nerves beneath. Flowers orange – red, 1 – 1.5 cm long, clustered, in short panicled axillary cymes. Calyx tubular, scarlet, slightly curved widened above the month. Petals 6, scarlet or red, nearly equal to calyx lobes. Stamens 12, much exserted, red. Capsules ellipsoid, 8 – 10 mm long, enclosed within the calyx tube, usually tipped with persistent	Leaf Details	Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, entire, base rounded, apex acuminate, pubescent on nerves beneath.

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