Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Wrightia | Species: Wrightia arborea (Dennst.) Mabberley ( दूदधी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Periploca arborea Dennst., Wrightia tomentosa (Roxb.) Roemer & Schultes, Nerium tomentosum (Roemer & Schultes) Roxb. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Daira, Dharauli, Dudhi | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Woolly Dyeing Rosebay | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dudhi | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | up to 600 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Follicles 2, connate, 10-25 x 1.3-2 cm, grooved at the junction of carpels, straight, rough, with white specks; seeds numerous, with a tuft of white silky-hairs. |
| Habitat | Warmer and subtropical region | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Sub Himalayan tracts, warmer parts of India; Sri Lanka, Myanmar. | Bark Details | Grey corky bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees or shrubs, with grey corky bark, to 8 m high. Leaves elliptic, 7-14 x 3.5-7 cm, shortly caudate-acuminate, membranous, tomentose on both sides. Flowers pale-yellow to white, in erect, terminal, corymbose cymes. Calyx short. Corolla pale-yellow. Anthers sagittate. Ovary of 2-connate carpels. Follicles 2, connate, 10-25 x 1.3-2 cm, grooved at the junction of carpels, straight, rough, with white specks; seeds numerous, with a tuft of white silky-hairs. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic, 7-14 x 3.5-7 cm, shortly caudate-acuminate, membranous, tomentose on both sides. |
