Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Annonaceae | Genus: Miliusa | Species:
Miliusa velutina (A.DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson ( डोमसाल ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Guatteria velutina A.DC., Guatteria villosa G.Don, Uvaria velutina Dunal, Uvaria villosa Roxb. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Velvety Miliusa, Chopar Chilla, Dom-Sal | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Velvety Miliusa | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Domsal | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 500-700 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits purple – black, ellipsoid, 1 – 2 seeded berry – like clusters. |
| Habitat | Common; Sal and miscellaneous forests of sub Himalayan tracts. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Western Himalaya, Bihar and parts of C. & E. India; Myanmar. | Bark Details | Bark dark grayish brown, rough, inside soft dun brown, fibrous, branchlets and other young parts densely grey or golden tomentose. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 8m high; young branches densely golden tomentose. Leaves ovate, elliptic or oblong, acute, obliquely cordate at base, velvety tomentose on both sides. Flowers yellowish – green, in few flowered, leaf opposed cymes. Sepals 3, ovate, acute. Petals 3 + 3; Carpels oblong; stigma subsessile, concave, bilobed. Fruits purple – black, ellipsoid, 1 – 2 seeded berry – like clusters. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate, elliptic or oblong, acute, obliquely cordate at base, velvety tomentose on both sides. |
