Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Flacourtiaceae | Genus: Casearia | Species: Casearia graveolens Dalzell |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | Greenish | |
| Common Name | Safed-Karai, Chilla, Phempri | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Downy-leaved False Kamela | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chilla | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Sea level to 900 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Capsule ellipsoid, ribbed, orange yellow when ripe; seeds bright red, arillate. |
| Habitat | Moist deciduous forests and forest plantations | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Throughout India, ascending to 1200 m. Sri Lanka, Malaysia Islands and N. Australia. | Bark Details | Bark is grey in colour. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | , Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous, woody plants, up to 5 m tall; branches glabrous. Leaves broadly elliptic, obtuse or shortly acuminate, entire or crenate, glabrescent; lateral nerves 8 – 12 pairs, petioles 7 – 10 mm long; stipules subulate, minurte, caducous. Flowers 4 – 6 mm across, green, in dense clusters from the axils of fallen leaves. Calyx 5 lobed - lobes ovate – oblong, gland – dotted, persistent. Stamens 8. Carpels 3, connate into unilocular, superior ovary; ovules few to many; style short; stigma capitate. Capsule ellipsoid, ribbed, orange yellow when ripe; seeds bright red, arillate. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly elliptic, obtuse or shortly acuminate, entire or crenate, glabrescent; lateral nerves 8 – 12 pairs, petioles 7 – 10 mm long; stipules subulate, minurte, caducous. |
