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 asiatica Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Grewia subinaequalis DC., Grewia hainesiana Hole |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Pharsula, Bhyunl, Dhaman; Giripilu. | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Phalsa fruit | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Phalsa, Dhaman | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, globose, obscurely lobed, 1-2 pyrenes. |
| Habitat | Common; associated with crop fields. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya and major parts of India; Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Bark greenish |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Large shrubs or small trees, up to 5 m high; stem tomentose. Leaves broadly ovate, suborbicular, obtuse or shortly cuspidate, base obliquely-cordate, 5-nerved, serrate margins, tomentose on both surfaces; petioles to 1.6 cm long. Flowers 1.2 cm across, in axillary umbellate clusters; peduncles to 2.5 cm long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, tomentose. Petals yellow, oblong-obovate, clawed with a gland. Stamens numerous. Fruit a drupe, globose, obscurely lobed, 1-2 pyrenes. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate, suborbicular, obtuse or shortly cuspidate, base obliquely-cordate, 5-nerved, serrate margins, tomentose on both surfaces; petioles to 1.6 cm long. |
