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Family: Tiliaceae	Genus: Grewia	Species: Grewia oppositifolia Roxb. & DC.( भीमल, बहल )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Grewia optiva J.R.Drumm. ex Burret , Grewia emarginata Wight & Arn.	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Bhimal, Bhiunal. Bihul	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name		Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Bhimal, Bahel	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Upto 1600m	Fruit Type	Drupe
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Drupes 1 – 4 lobed, blue – black when ripe, 5 – 10 mm across, 2 – 4 lobed.
Habitat	Common; associated with the crop fields, to 1600m, rarely along the margins of forests. N.W. Himalaya.	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	N.W. Himalaya and adjacent plains; Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan.	Bark Details	Bark dark brown, thick and roughish, peeling in small woody scales.
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Deciduous trees, to 12 m high. Leaves ovate – lanceolate, 5 – 5 – 15 x 4 – 7 cm, acuminate, base rounded with prominent nerves, margins serrate, stellately hairy ob both surfaces,. Flowers in axillary or leaf opposed cymes, 1 – 8 together; pedicel to 2 cm long. Sepals about 1 cm long, tomentose. Petals pale – white, ovate. Stamens many. Drupes 1 – 4 lobed, blue – black when ripe, 5 – 10 mm across, 2 – 4 lobed.	Leaf Details	Leaves ovate – lanceolate, 5 – 5 – 15 x 4 – 7 cm, acuminate, base rounded with prominent nerves, margins serrate, stellately hairy ob both surfaces.

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