Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Phyllanthaceae | Genus: Phyllanthus | Species: Phyllanthus emblica Linn.( आमला, अनल ) |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Emblica officinalis Gaertn., Emblica arborea Raf., Phyllanthus Mimosifolius Salisb. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Amla, Aonla | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Gooseberry, Indian Gooseberry, Emblic Myrobalan | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Amla | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up To 1600 M | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit A Capsule 1.5-2.5 Cm Across, Sub-globose, Dehiscing Into 6 Cocci, Disc Enlarged To Give An Appearance Of Fleshy Yellowish-green, Indehiscent Berry |
| Habitat | Found In Deciduous Forests And Also Cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Bangladesh, China, India, Malysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Fairly Smooth Bark Is A Pale Grayish-brown |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous tree,up to 15 m high. Leaves simple, alternate, subsessile, stipules minute, lateral, linear; leaf –lamina. Flowers unisexual, greenish-yellow, densely clustered in leaf axils, male flowers, tepals 6, oblanceolate, obtuse. Stamens 3. Female flowers,tepals 6, oblanceolate, obtuse. Fruit a capsule subglobose, dehiscing into 6 cocci, disc enlarged to give an appearance of fleshy yellowish-green, indehiscent berry. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, subsessile, stipules minute, lateral, linear; leaf –lamina. |
