Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Sapium | Species: Sapium insigne (Royle) Benth. ex Trimen |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Falconeria insignis Royle | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Tiger's Milk Spruce, Chinese Tallow | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Chinese Tallow | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khinna,Khirun | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 600-1500 ft | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capsules ovoid, 5.5-7 cm long, closely packed on fleshy spikes; seeds with oily endosperm. |
| Habitat | Open exposed rocky slopes, dry miscellaneous forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Submontane and montane Himalaya, from Himachal Pradesh to Bhutan excluding Sikkim; Bangladesh, Myanmar. | Bark Details | Grey corky bark and thick milky juice |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sector 17 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 12 m high, with grey corky bark and thick milky juice. Leaves crowded towards the end of branches, elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, crenate-serrate. Flowers appearing before the leaves, yellowish-green, in stout, erect, , fleshy spikes; male flowers many, in clusters. Perianth 2(3) lobed. Stamens free. Ovary 2-3 celled. Capsules ovoid, closely packed on fleshy spikes; seeds with oily endosperm. | Leaf Details | Leaves crowded towards the end of branches, elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, crenate-serrate. |
