Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Smilacaceae | Genus: Smilax | Species: Smilax zeylanica Linn.( रामदतून ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Smilax collina Kunth, Smilax elliptica RBr., Smilax indica Burm.f. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Ramdatoon , Damdatun | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | July-Sept | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ramdatoon | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Berries globose, red. |
| Habitat | Miscellaneous forests, scrub jungles. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya; Myanmar, S. India, Sri Lanka. | Bark Details | Prickly climber with stipular tendrils |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Stout climbers; branches slender or somewhat 4-gonous, with few prickles; branchlets often zig-zag. Leaves elliptic or broadly ovate-oblong, cuspidate, rounded or subcordate at base. Flower in umbels usually solitary or rarely 2-3 on common peduncle. Stamens as long as tepals; staminodes in female flowers absent, or present in few cases. Fruit a berries globose, red. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic or broadly ovate-oblong, cuspidate, rounded or subcordate at base. |
