Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lecythidaceae | Genus: Careya | Species: Careya arborea Roxb. ( कुम्भी ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F.Muell., Careya orbiculata Miers, Cumbia coneanae Buch.-Ham. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Wild Guava, Ceylon Oak, Patana Oak | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Tummy Wood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kumbhi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits globose, green, glabrous, crowned by persistent calyx lobes and remains of slender style. |
| Habitat | Common; Sal forests of outer Himalaya | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Sub Himalaya tracts, Himachal Pradesh to Assam, C. & S. India; Sri Lanka, Afghanistan. | Bark Details | Bark thick, brownish, rough, exfoliations small, more or less triangular |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 18 m high; bark dark – grey. Leaves alternate, broadly obovate or obovate – oblong, obtuse or shortly acuminate, narrowed at the base, drenate – denticulate, glabrous; lateral nerves 10 – 18 pairs. Flowers white, sessile, few together in spikes, at the ends of branches; bracts 3, unequal. Calyx obscurely pubescent; lobes ovate, obtuse. Petals about 3 – 4 cm long, elliptic, obtuse, white, caducous. Anther filaments red. Fruits globose, green, glabrous, crowned by persistent calyx lobes and remains of slender style. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, broadly obovate or obovate – oblong, obtuse or shortly acuminate, narrowed at the base, drenate – denticulate, glabrous; lateral nerves 10 – 18 pairs. |
