Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Dalbergia | Species: Dalbergia sissoo DC.( शीशम ) |
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| Synonym | Amerimnon Sissoo (Roxb.) Kuntze | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Shisham | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Rosewood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Shisham | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 1300m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, strap-shaped, glabrous, 1-4-seeded. |
| Habitat | Occasional In Forests Commonly Planted | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Pakistan, Oman, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar | Bark Details | Gray Color Rough Bark And Mainly Longitudinal Furrows |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree with rough bark and mainly longitudinal furrows, young branc pubescent. Leaf imparipinnate, leaflets 3-5. Flowers in an axillary panicle, composed of several short spikes with sessile to subsessile flowers. Calyx green, Corolla yellowish white. Stamens 9. Ovary pubescent, 2-4-ovulate. Style glabrous. Stigma capitate. Fruit a pod, strap-shaped, glabrous, 1-4-seeded. Seed flattened | Leaf Details | Leaf imparipinnate, leaflets 3-5, rhomboid or broad-ovate, long acuminate |
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