| Synonym |
Helicteres grewiaefolia
DC., Ixora versicolor Hassk. |
Flower Color |
Red - Pink |
| Common Name |
Marorphali, East-Indian screw tree |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
East-Indian screw tree, Nut-leaved screw tree |
Flowering Period |
April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Marorphali |
Fruiting Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Altitude |
Up to 1500 m |
Fruit Type |
Follicle |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruits cylindrical composed of 5 spirally twisted, beaked follicles, on a long androgynophore; seeds many, angular, wrinkled |
| Habitat |
Common; gregarious undergrowth of sal or miscellaneous forest. |
Bark Type |
Rugged |
| Distribution |
Throughout India; S.E. Asia, S. China and Australia. |
Bark Details |
Bark pale greyish, finely wrinkled |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar |
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 |
Sub-deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 7 m high. Bark pale greyish, finely wrinkled. Leaves bifarious, obliquely cordate at base, shortly acuminate at apex, elliptic to obovate, serrate, scabrous above, densely pubescent beneath; petioles pubescent; stipules deciduous. Flowers pinkish-red; calyx laterally compressed, somewhat 2-lipped, hairy; petals reflexed; staminal exserted; stamens 10. Fruits cylindrical composed of 5 spirally twisted, beaked follicles, on a long androgynophore; seeds many, angular, wrinkled. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves bifarious, obliquely cordate at base, shortly acuminate at apex, elliptic to obovate, serrate, scabrous above, densely pubescent beneath; petioles pubescent; stipules deciduous. |
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