Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Ougeinia | Species: Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr. |
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| Synonym | Ougeinia dalbergioides Benth., Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Sandan | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Chariot tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sandan | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 300-1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pods flat, jointed, joints reticulate veined. |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India and Nepal | Bark Details | The bark, varying from pale pinkish-brown to dark bluish grey, is somewhat rough and exfoliates in irregular thin soft scales. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | Medium – sized, deciduous trees, to 12 m high; bark pale – brown, rough. Leaf rachis swollen at base; leaflets broadly ovate or obliquely elliptic, terminal largest, rounded, entire, coriaceous. Flowers pale – pink or pinkish, in short, fascicled racemes at the older nodes; bracts scale like. Calyx pubescent. Corolla vexillum suborbicular, emarginated; wings feathery; keel beaked. Pods flat, jointed, joints reticulate veined. | Leaf Details | Leaves pinnately trifoliate, smooth above and lightly pubescent below. Obovate leaflets generally 6-12 cm long, 2-15 cm wide, sizes varying greatly. Leaf margins entire. |
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