Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Phyllanthaceae | Genus: Glochidion | Species: Glochidion heyneanum (Wight & Arn.) Wight ( कालि काठ ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Diasperus heyneanus (Wight) Kuntze, , Eriococcus glaucescens Zoll., Glochidion velutinum Wight | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Velvety Melon Featherfoil, downy melon featherfoil | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Velvety Melon Featherfoil, downy melon featherfoil | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kali kath | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capsules 6-10 mm across, orbicular, depressed, deeply 8-lobed. |
| Habitat | In miscellaneous or Pine forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Warmer valleys of the Himalaya, Kashmir to Meghalaya, S. India; Myanmar. | Bark Details | Bark grey |
| 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 | Evergreen or subdeciduous shrubs or trees, to 7 m high; branches terete, tomentose throughout. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate-elliptic, acute or acuminate, entire, glabrate above, pubescent beneath, base obtuse; petioles 2-3 mm long; stipules subulate. Flowers pale-green, in axillary clusters; male on long slender pedicels. Perianth lobes 5-6, connate. Stamens 3. Fruit acapsules across, orbicular, depressed, deeply 8-lobed. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, broadly ovate-elliptic, acute or acuminate, entire, glabrate above, pubescent beneath, base obtuse. |
