Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Urticaceae | Genus: Boehmeria | Species: Boehmeria rugulosa Wedd. ( गेठी, गहिथा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ramium rugulosum (Wedd.) Kuntze | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Daar, Ghitha | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | July-Sept | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ghitha | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1700 m | Fruit Type | Achene |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit an achene, pointed at both ends. |
| Habitat | Dry slopes, and often accompanies Alnus nepalensis in colonizing landslips | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Himalaya (Garhwal to Bhutan). | Bark Details | Bark dark brown in color, very rough and deep fissures render it into small, more or less rectangular scales |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen tree up to 10 m tall. Bark dark brown in color, very rough and deep fissures render it into small, more or less rectangular scales. Leaves ovate-elliptic to lance shaped, with lots of freckle-like red dots on the upper surface. Flowers small, greenish, borne in simple spikes. Fruit an achene, pointed at both ends. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-elliptic to lance shaped, with lots of freckle-like red dots on the upper surface |
