Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bignoniaceae | Genus: Oroxylum | Species: Oroxylum indicum (Linn.) Vent. ( फरकट ) |
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| Synonym | Bignonia indica Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Pharkat, Arula, Kandarpa, Tat Palangi, Bhut-vriksha | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian trumpet flower, Broken Bones Tree, Tree of Damocles | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pharkat | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capsules large, flat – linear, septicidally 2 – valves, 30 – 60 x 5 – 8 cm, incurved, woody, red – brown; seeds winged all around, except base, thinly discoid. |
| Habitat | Miscellaneous and scrub jungles | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanamar, Malaysia, China. | Bark Details | Grey |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous, slender, straight trees up to 15 m tall. Leaves, 2 – 3 pinnate; pinnae 3 – 4 pairs; leaflets broadly ovate or elliptic, 6.5 – 14 x 2.6 – 8 cm, entire, acuminate, dark green – shining above, pale beneath, terminal long stalked. Flowers dull – purple, fleshy in large, erect, stout, terminal, pedunculate racemes. Calyx about 2.6 cm long; lobes fleshy. Corolla campanulate, fleshy; mouth wide; lobes subequal, round. Stamens 5. Capsules large, flat – linear, septicidally 2 – valves, incurved, woody, red – brown; seeds winged all around, except base, thinly discoid. | Leaf Details | Leaves, 2 – 3 pinnate; pinnae 3 – 4 pairs; leaflets broadly ovate or elliptic, 6.5 – 14 x 2.6 – 8 cm, entire, acuminate, dark green – shining above, pale beneath, terminal long stalked |
