Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lythraceae | Genus: Woodfordia | Species: Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Kurz( धावी, धाइ ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Lythrum fruticosaum Linn., Woodfordia floribunda Solishbury | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Dhawi, Agnijwala, Dhataki | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Fire – Flame – Bush | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dhawi, Dhai | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m. | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Capsules ellipsoid, 8 – 10 mm long, enclosed within the calyx tube, usually tipped with persistent styles; seeds many, brown. |
| Habitat | Miscellaneous forests, scrub jungles, exposed localities, way sides and on grassy slopes | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sub-montane Himalaya, Nepal, China, Pakistan, tropical Africa, Madagascar. | Bark Details | Bark red – brown, smooth. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen or sub deciduous shrubs, 1.5 – 4 m high; branches spreading; bark red – brown, smooth. Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, 4.5 – 10 x 2 – 3.5 cm, entire, base rounded, apex acuminate, pubescent on nerves beneath. Flowers orange – red, 1 – 1.5 cm long, clustered, in short panicled axillary cymes. Calyx tubular, scarlet, slightly curved widened above the month; lobes 6, 1- 1.3 cm long. Petals 6, scarlet or red, nearly equal to calyx lobes. Stamens 12, much exserted, red. Capsules ellipsoid, 8 – 10 mm long, enclosed within the calyx tube, usually tipped with persistent styles; seeds many, brown. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, 4.5 – 10 x 2 – 3.5 cm, entire, base rounded, apex acuminate, pubescent on nerves beneath. |
