Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrsinaceae | Genus: Myrsine | Species: Myrsine africana Linn. ( चपरा ) |
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| 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 |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| 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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