Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Anogeissus | Species: Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb. ex DC) Wall ex Gill. ( धौ , धोय ) |
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| Synonym | Anogeissus latifolia var. glabraC.B.Clarke, Anogeissus latifolia var. tomentosa Hames, Anogeissus latifolia v | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Dhaura | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Button Tree, Axle Wood, Indian Gum Tree, Dindiga Tree, Ghatti Tree, Dhawa, Indian Sumac | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dhau, Dhoy | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, 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 surface smooth or with scales, pale to dark gray; branches drooping |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| 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 |
