Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Acrocarpus | Species: Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wt. & Arn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | Red - Pink | |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Pink Cedar | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pink Cedar | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1300 M | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, flat ligulate, dehiscent, the upper suture winged; seeds 5-10, obovate, oblique, compressed. |
| Habitat | Evergreen Forests And Occasional In Moist Deciduous Forests At Low Altitudes. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia; Introduced In Africa | Bark Details | Bark Is Light-grey Or Yellowish-grey, Thin; Blaze Dull Red |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 1, Sector 9 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 35 m high, bole buttressed. bark light-grey or yellowish-grey, thin; blaze dull red. Leaves bipinnate, alternate; stipules free, lateral, deciduous, rachis pulvinate; pinnae 3-5 pairs, paripinnate, slender glabrous; leaflets 10-16 per pinnae, opposite, estipellate; petiolule upto 4 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base oblique, acute or obtuse, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous. Flowers bisexual, green, in dense, erect, axillary racemes, deflexed; pedicels short; bracts small, cauducous; calyx campanulate, disc-lined, lobes 5, lanceolate, equal; petals 5, narrow, subequal; stamens 5, exserted, crimson coloured; anthers versatile; ovary half inferior, stipitate, ovules many; style short, incurved; stigma minute. Fruit a pod, flat ligulate, dehiscent, the upper suture winged; seeds 5-10, obovate, oblique, compressed. | Leaf Details | Leaves bipinnate, alternate; stipules free, lateral, deciduous, rachis pulvinate; pinnae 3-5 pairs, paripinnate, slender glabrous; leaflets 10-16 per pinnae, opposite, estipellate; petiolule upto 4 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base oblique, acute or obtuse, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous. |
