| Synonym |
Myrsine africana var. africana, Myrsine bifaria Wall., Myrsine potama D.
Don |
Flower Color |
Red - Pink |
| Common Name |
Banwa, Banwan, Basuti, Chapra, Chhota mehndru |
Flower Type |
Raceme |
| English / Trade Name |
Cape Myrtle, African boxwood |
Flowering Period |
Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Chapra |
Fruiting Period |
April-June |
| Altitude |
up to 2000 m |
Fruit Type |
Berry |
| Habit |
Climber |
Fruit Details |
Fruit a berry, globose, red to dark-purple, dotted with red glands, 1-seeded. |
| Habitat |
Montane and submontane Himalaya; |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Asia, Africa, Arabia |
Bark Details |
Rusty |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Morni-Pinjore |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
Evergreen, erect shrubs, upto 1 m high; branchlets and leaf stalk rusty pubescent. Leaves subsessile, lanceolate, ovate or obovate, sharply toothed with red glands. Flowers subsessile, white or pink-red, dioecious, in axillary, 4-8 flowered clusters. Calyx 4 lobed. Corolla 4 lobed, glandular. Stamens 4, with purple anthers. Fruit a berry, globose, red to dark-purple, dotted with red glands, 1-seeded. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves subsessile, lanceolate, ovate or obovate, sharply toothed with red glands. |
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