Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Anogeissus | Species: Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex. DC) Wall ex Gill. |
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| Synonym | Anogeissus latifolia var. glabra C.B.Clarke, Anogeissus latifolia var. tomentosa Hames, Anogeissus latifolia var. villosa | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Axle Wood Tree | Flower Type | Capitulum |
| English / Trade Name | Button Tree, Axle Wood, Indian Gum Tree, Dindiga Tree, Ghatti Tree, Dhawa, Indian Sumac | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dhaura, Bakli | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 700 -1100 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, 6-8 mm across, greenish-yellow, compressed, puberulous, circular, wings 2, margin entire or slightly undulate, beaked, seed one, obovate |
| Habitat | Moist And Dry Deciduous Forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka And Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark with greyish white patches, flakes irregular is 10-12 mm thick, surface grey or yellowish-grey. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Sector 7 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 18 m high, bark 10-12 mm thick, smooth. leaves simple, opposite to alternate, estipulate, petiole 5-15 mm. Lamina 2.5-18×1-9 cm, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, Flowers bisexual, 5-6 Mm Across, Pale green or yellow, In axillary Aggregated globose. Stamens 1.5-3 mm long. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, densely tomentose, ovules 2, pendulous. style 2-3 mm long. Stigma simple. Fruit a drupe, 6-8 mm across, greenish-yellow, compressed, puberulous, circular; wings 2, margin entire or slightly undulate, beaked. Seed one, obovate | Leaf Details | Leaves Simple, opposite to alternate, estipulate. Lamina 2.5-18 × 1.7-9 cm, elliptic, elliptic-oblong |
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