Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Dichrostachys | Species: Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. ( सामी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Mimosa
cinerea L. |
Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Kunali, Veerataru, Saami | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Sickle Bush | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Saami | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, glabrous, flat, subarticulated, dark brown, twisted up when ripe, seeds 6-10. |
| Habitat | In open scrub forests. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, SE Asia, Africa and Northern Australia. | Bark Details | Bark light coloured, furrowed |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Gurgaon, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | A much-branched thorny shrub, up to 8 m tall, bark light coloured, furrowed. Branchlets ending with spines. Leaves Bipinnate, less softly pubescent, with a small erect gland between each pair of pinnae, stipulate, ligules subulate; leaflets minute, sessile, 12-20 pairs, close, linear, oblique, subacute. Inflorescence axillary or extra-axillary spikes, with the upper half of the spike yellow and the lower pink; Flowers numerous with membranous calyx, long corolla. Fruit a pod, glabrous, flat, subarticulated, dark brown, twisted up when ripe, seeds 6-10. | Leaf Details | Leaves bipinnate, less softly pubescent, with a small erect gland between each pair of pinnae, stipulate, ligules subulate; leaflets minute, sessile, 12-20 pairs, close, linear, oblique, subacute. |
