Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Tiliaceae | Genus: Grewia | Species: Grewia tiliifolia Vahl( जुझना, फालसा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Grewia arborea Roth, Grewia leptopetala Brandis | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Dhamin, Dhamin, Jujhana, Phalsa | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Dhamin | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jujhana, Phalsa | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe black, distinctly 2-lobed; sparsely hirsute. |
| Habitat | Common in moist and dry deciduous and semi evergreen forest. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India. Trop. East Africa, Sri Lanka, China | Bark Details | Bark dark brown or greyish-brown, rough, vertically striated |
| Distribution in Haryana | Rewari | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen tree, up to 15 m tall. Bark puling off. Leaves elliptic, elliptic ovate or ovate-rotund, obliquely cordate at the base, sparsely pubescent or tomentose beneath, 5-nerved. Flowers yellow, 3-6, in axilllary cymes. Sepals elliptic or lanceolate, tomentose; gland present. Stamens many. Ovary sparsely hirsute. Fruit a drupe black, distinctly 2-lobed; sparsely hirsute. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic, elliptic ovate or ovate-rotund, obliquely cordate at the base, sparsely pubescent or tomentose beneath, 5-nerved. |
