Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Eucalyptus | Species: Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.( सफेदा ) |
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| Synonym | Eucalyptus insignis Naudin, Eucalyptus populifolia Desf., Eucalyptus tereticornis var. pruiniflora (Blakely) Cameron, Eucalyptus umbellata var. pruiniflora Blakely. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Safeda | Flower Type | Umbel |
| English / Trade Name | Mysore-gum, Chikkaballapur eucalyptus, Eucalyptus hybrid, Forest red gum, Forest river gum, Horn-cap eucalyptus, Blue gum, Mysore hybrid, Nandi hybrid, Queensland blue gum, Red iron gum, Slaty-gum | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Safeda | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1100m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit or seed capsules several, half round or top shaped, with raised disc and prominent rim, opening with 4-5 raised teeth curving inward; seeds many, tiny, dark brown to black. |
| Habitat | It occurs over a wide range of climatic conditions, and principally in open-forest formation with a number of other eucalypts and on river flats or hill slopes with alluvial or sandy to gravelly soils. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of Australia and Australia, Papua New Guinea, cultivated across the tropics (Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, | Bark Details | Bark smooth, whitish, peeling in irregular thin sheets or large flakes, becoming mottled with white, grey or bluish patches, often some rough, dark grey bark at base; twigs reddish to yellowish-green |
| 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 | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, up to 30 m tall, crown large, open or fairly dense, variable; bark smooth, whitish, peeling in irregular thin sheets or large flakes, becoming mottled with white, grey or bluish patches, often some rough, dark grey bark at base; twigs reddish to yellowish-green. Leaves alternate, drooping on slender leaf stalks, narrowly lance shaped, often curved, long pointed at tip, hairless, slightly thickened, shiny green on both surfaces. Flower clusters (umbel) single at leaf base with half-rounded base and long, narrow, conical, hornlike lid. Fruit or seed capsules several, half round or top shaped, with raised disc and prominent rim, opening with 4-5 raised teeth curving inward; seeds many, tiny, dark brown to black. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, drooping on slender leaf stalks, narrowly lance shaped, often curved, long pointed at tip, hairless, slightly thickened, shiny green on both surfaces. |
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