Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Aegle | Species: Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa |
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| Synonym | Aegle marmelos Var. mahurensis Zate, Feronia pellucida Roth | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Bael | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Beli Fruit, Stone Apple, Wood Apple | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bael | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up To 1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The Fruits Are Round And Size Is Usually 2–5 Inches In Diameter, Woody Berry With Yellowish Rind |
| Habitat | Evergreen And Semi-evergreen Forests, Also Widely Cultivated | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India Sri Lanka, Northern Malaya, Java And In The Philippines | Bark Details | The Bark Is Buish–grey, Soft, With Irregular Furrows On The Younger Branches |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Manimajara and Daria, Sector 2, Sector 11, Sector 14, Sector 18, Sector 20, Sector 32, Sector 46 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | It grown up to 15 meters tall. Leaves are alternate, pale green, trifoliate; terminal leaflet, having a long petiole; ovate to lanceolate. Flowers, greenish white, sweetly scented, bisexual, stalked; stalk, 8 mm long; borne in lateral panicles of about 10 flowers, arising from the leaf axils- | Leaf Details | The Leaves Alternate, Ovate, Trifoliate And Aromatic |
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