Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Vallaris | Species:
Vallaris solanacea (Roth) Kuntze
( दुधी की बेल ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Peltanthera solanacea Roth, Vallaris assamensis Griff. , Vallaris heynei Spreng. &a | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Dudhi ki bel, Ramsur, Chamari-ki vel | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Bread flower | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dudhi ki bel | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Follicles straight, tapering from the round base, connate first, ultimately separate; seeds numerous, ovoid, beaked, with a tuft of hairs. |
| Habitat | In dry exposed slopes, edges of forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia. | Bark Details | Stems are covered with a gray, spotted bark, emitting white latex when wounded. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Climbing shrubs, with asy-bark. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminate, undulate, gland-dotted, glossy above. Flowers white, 1.3-2 cm across, fragrant, in extra-axillary dichotomous cymes. Calyxc 5-partite. Corolla tube short with broad throat. Stamens woolly. Follicles 10-15 x 2.5-4 cm, straight, tapering from the round base, connate first, ultimately separate; seeds numerous, ovoid, beaked, with a tuft of hairs. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminate, undulate, gland-dotted, glossy above. |
