Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Baliospermum | Species: Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell-Arg. ( जंगली जमालघोटा ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Baliospermum axilalre Blume; Jatropha montana Willd. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Danti, Katari | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Red Physic Nut, Wild castor, Wild croton, Wild sultan seed | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jangli-jamalghota | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule, subglobose, hairy, 3-valved; seeds oblong, smooth. |
| Habitat | In open dry miscellaneous forests, scrub-jungles. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Sub montane Himalaya, Kashmir to Bhutan, C. & S. India, Indonesia. | Bark Details | Brownish, smooth |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous small shrub. Leaves variable in shape and size, ovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, lowermost 3-5 lobed, rounded, subcordate or cuneate at base, acute or acuminate, sinuate-toothed, petioles with a pair of stipular glands at base. Flowers small, greenish-yellow in axillary or terminal panicles; male flowers terminal, many; female flowers few, basal. Perianth segments 4-5, green, white margined. Stamens 15-25. Female flowers axillary, solitary. Fruit a capsule, subglobose, hairy, 3-valved; seeds oblong, smooth | Leaf Details | Leaves variable in shape and size, ovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, lowermost 3-5 lobed, rounded, subcordate or cuneate at base, acute or acuminate, sinuate-toothed, petioles with a pair of stipular glands at base. |
