| Synonym |
Boehmeria
puya Hook.
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Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Puya,Sehra |
Flower Type |
Cyme |
| English / Trade Name |
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Flowering Period |
July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Sehra |
Fruiting Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Altitude |
Upto 1500m |
Fruit Type |
Drupe |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Achenes ovoid, reddish-brown, hispid. |
| Habitat |
Rare in grassy slopes, forest edges and ravines. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Submontane Himalaya, Garhwal to Myanmar; Indo-China, S.W. China. |
Bark Details |
Purplish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Rohtak, 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 |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
Subdeciduous, erect shrubs,up to 2 m high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely serrate, base cuneate, scabridly pubescent and green above, white-lanate below. Flowers minute, in small, globose heads, arranged in axillary – cymose panicles. Male flowers with 5-parted perianth segments; stamens 5. Female flowers naked; ovary straight, hairy; stigma penicillate. Fruit a achene ovoid, reddish-brown, hispid. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely serrate, base cuneate, scabridly pubescent and green above, white-lanate below. |
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