| 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 |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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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 |
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