Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Triadica | Species:
Triadica sebifera (Linn.)
Small
( ताड़ चर्बी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Sapium sebiferum (Linn) Dum Cours.,Croton sebiferum Linn, Saborium chinense Raf. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Chinese tallow tree | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Chicken Tree, Chinese tallow tree, Florida aspen, Gray Popcorn Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec | |
| Altitude | Upto 1600m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits three-lobed, three-valved capsules. As the capsules mature, their color changes from green to a brown-black.. Seeds usually hang on the plants for several weeks. |
| Habitat | Invades grassland communities and is especially successful in coastal prairies | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | China, Japan , United States, Puerto Rico ,Costa Rica,Taiwan, India, Martinique, Sudan, and France. | Bark Details | Trunks may be gnarled with fissured bark that thickens as the tree grows |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 15 m. Leaves simple, deciduous, alternate, broad rhombic to ovate in shape with smooth edges, heart shaped, bright green in color. Male and female flowers on the same plant. At bloom it produces clusters of greenish-yellow and white flowers. The flowers occur in spike-like inflorescences light green in color, female flower is solitary and male flowers occur in clusters at the upper nodes of the inflorescence. Fruits three-lobed, three-valved capsules. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, deciduous, alternate, broad rhombic to ovate in shape with smooth edges, heart shaped, bright green in color |
