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Family: Phyllanthaceae	Genus: Bischofia	Species: Bischofia javanica Bl.( पनियाला )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Bischofia trifoliata	Flower Color	Greenish
Common Name	Bhillar,Paniala, Kein, Kanji	Flower Type	Panicle
English / Trade Name	Bishop Wood	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Paniala	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	upto 1300 m	Fruit Type	Berry
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit a berry, light brown, globular or subglobular, containing oblong seeds.
Habitat	Canopy Tree in ever Green and semi-ever green forests particularly along streams	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Peninsular India, Western and Eastern Ghats	Bark Details	Bark nearly smooth, grayish brown to brown, contains a red milky sap that becomes a resinous semi-solid when dried.
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Trifoliate
Description of Species	An evergreen or semievergreen woody tree, up to 40 m tall; Bark nearly smooth, grayish brown to brown, contains a red milky sap that becomes a resinous semi-solid when dried. Leaves trifoliate, rarely palmate; Leaflet papery, ovate, elliptic, subovate, or elliptic-ovate, pointed and broadly wedge-shaped to obtuse at base, with two to three teeth per centimeter along the serrated margin. Flower small greenish-yellow, borne on dioecious panicles in leaf axils. Male inflorescence pubescent to glabrous; female inflorescence pendant. Fruit a berry, light brown, globular or subglobular, containing oblong seeds.	Leaf Details	Leaves trifoliate, rarely palmate; Leaflet papery, ovate, elliptic, subovate, or elliptic-ovate, pointed and broadly wedge-shaped to obtuse at base, with two to three teeth per centimeter along the serrated margin

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