Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapotaceae | Genus: Madhuca | Species: Madhuca longifolia (J.Koenig ex L.) J.F.Macbr. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Madhuca indica J.F.Gmel., Bassia latifolia Roxb., Madhuca latifolia (Roxb.) J.F.Macbr. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Gur, Mahua, Vanprasth,Gilaunda,Gulu | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Honey Tree, Mahua,Indian Butter Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mahua | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1200 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Berries ovoid, 2.5-4.5 cm long, greenish, fleshy, 1-4 seeded; seeds shining, pale-brown. |
| Habitat | It is common in dry mixed deciduous forests, dry sal forest and dry teak forests. | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark grey, 1.3 cm thick, vertically cracked, exfoliating in thin scales; blaze reddish-brown or dark red; exudation milky. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 20 m high, with grey or blackish, wrinkled bark. Leaves crowded at the end of branches, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 11.5 – 22 x 6-12 cm, densely woolly beneath when young; lateral nerves 10-12 pairs; base cuneate. Flowers creamish, 1-1.2 cm across, in dense fascicles near the ends of branches. Calyx rusty-tomentose; 4-lobed. Corolla fleshy and juicy, lobes 7-10(-14), erect, ovate-lanceolate. Stamens usually 20-25. Berries ovoid, 2.5-4.5 cm long, greenish, fleshy, 1-4 seeded; seeds shining, pale-brown. | Leaf Details | Leaves crowded at the end of branches, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 11.5 – 22 x 6-12 cm, densely woolly beneath when young; lateral nerves 10-12 pairs; base cuneate |
