Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Spermadictyon | Species: Spermadictyon suaveolens Roxb. ( पढेरा ) |
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| Synonym | Hamiltonia suaveolens (Roxb.) Roxb.; Hamiltonia mysorensis Wight & Arn.; Hamiltonia spectabilis Carrière; Lasianthus tubiflorus Blume; Mephitidia tubiflora DC.; Spermadictyon scabrum Spreng. |
Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Padera, Padwa, Mahabal, Barcha | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Forest Champa | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Padera | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule ellipsoid, densely pilosulous, small, 5-seeded. |
| Habitat | Found in miscellaneous forest | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan | Bark Details | Bark smooth |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A small shrub, up to 3 m tall; branches somewhat flattened to quadrangular or subterete; bark smooth. Leaves simple, petiole short, opposite, elliptic-oblong or ovate, glabrous or pubescent. Flowers sessile or shortly-pedicelled, bluish-purple, sweet-scented, arranged in large, terminal, lax, trichotomous panicles. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals valvate, fused, corolla-tube trumpet-shaped. Fruit a capsule ellipsoid, densely pilosulous, small, 5-seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, petiole short, opposite, elliptic-oblong or ovate, glabrous or pubescent |
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