| Family: Verbenaceae | Genus: Premna | Species: Premna latifolia Roxb. ( बाकर, बसोता ) |
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| Synonym | Premna latifolia Roxb. var. mucronata Clarke |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jhatela, Bakar, Bharkhar | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Dusky Fire-Brand Teak | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bakar, Basota | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, globose, verrucose |
| Habitat | Dry scrub miscellaneous forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya, Garhwal to Sikkim | Bark Details | Greyish – white |
| Distribution in Haryana | , Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 10 m high, with greyish – white bark. Leaves opposite, ovate, cuneate at both ends, undulate, usually entire, glabrous above when mature, pubescent beneath. Flowers greenish, in terminal, corymbose, pubescent, trichotomous panicles; bracts deciduous or absent. Calyx pubescent, 5 – toothed. Corolla greenish – white, pubescent within. Fruit a drupe, globose, verrucose | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, ovate, cuneate at both ends, undulate, usually entire, glabrous above when mature, pubescent beneath |
