Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Mallotus | Species: Mallotus repandus (Willd.) Müll.Arg.( पिंडालू ) |
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| Synonym | Trewia nudiflora Linn., Mallotus cardiophyllus Merr., Rottlera indica Willd., Trewia macrophylla Roth | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Pindalu, Pindar | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | False White Teak | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pindalu | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule 2-3 cm across, woody, dark brown, broadly rounded, 3-4 loculed, pericarp very thick; seeds globose, ovoid. |
| Habitat | In moist places near streams | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, S China, Papuasia, New Caledonia | Bark Details | Grey bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | , Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous dioecious trees to 20 m, bark greyish-brown, smooth; blaze creamy yellow; young parts tomentose. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules inter petiolar, 2-3 x 1 mm, linear lanceolate; petiole 3-12 cm long, slender, glabrous, unequal at each node, lamina broadly ovate or deltoid base subcuneate, subtruncate, truncate, subcordate or cordate at base, apex acuminate to cuspidate or cordate-acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above, glaucous beneath, chartaceous; 3-ribbed from base, prominent, lateral nerves 3-6 pairs, prominent, intercostae scalariform, faint. Flowers unisexual, pale green; male flowers; 3-5 mm across, numerous on 10-20 cm long peduncle with abundant floral remains over the peduncle; bracts ca. 3 mm across, ovate-lanceolate, pubescent; pedicels 4-5 mm long; tepals globose, ovate, splitting into 3-4 broad, concave, often reflexed segments, 4-7 x 3-4 mm; stamens many, clustered on a convex receptacle; filaments 1.5-3 mm long, free, slender; anthers oblong; female flowers; 5-9 mm across, 4-5 on axillary racemes; pedicels 5-10 mm long, finely hairy; tepals 3-5, 4-5 mm long, broadly ovate, densely tomentose beneath, cauducous; ovary superior, 3-4 mm across, 2-4-loculed, ovule one in each cell; styles 3, 1.5-3 cm long, spreading, connate below, oblong. Fruit a capsule 2-3 cm across, woody, dark brown, broadly rounded, 3-4 loculed, pericarp very thick; seeds globose, ovoid. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules inter petiolar, linear lanceolate; petiole 3-12 cm long, slender, glabrous, unequal at each node, lamina broadly ovate or deltoid base subcuneate, subtruncate, truncate, subcordate or cordate at base, apex acuminate to cuspidate or cordate-acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above, glaucous beneath, chartaceous; 3-ribbed from base, prominent, lateral nerves 3-6 pairs, prominent, intercostae scalariform, faint. |
