Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Boraginaceae | Genus: Ehretia | Species:
Ehretia acuminata R.Br.
( पुना, पुन्यन ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cordia thyrsiflora Siebold & Zucc., Ehretia argyi H.Lév. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Puna, Punyan | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Koda Tree, Brown-cedar, Kodowood, Silky-ash | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Puna, Punyan | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupes, orange, turning to black, globose or ellipsoid, with 2-seeded, 2 pyrenes. |
| Habitat | Rare in miscellaneous forests, exposed localities or near streams or grassy slopes. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Sub Himalayan tracts, adjacent plains from Uttarakhand to Bhutan; Indomalaysia, China, Japan and N. Australia. | Bark Details | Dark-brown or grey, with longitudinal cracks. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, up to 15 m tall; bark dark-brown or grey, with longitudinal cracks. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acute or acuminate sharply serrate, glabrescent. Flowers numerous, white, fragrant, terminal panicles. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes obtuse. Corolla white, twice as long as calyx; tube short; lobes reflexed. Stamens 5; anthers exserted. Fruit a drupe, orange, turning to black, globose or ellipsoid, with 2-seeded, 2 pyrenes. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-oblong, 6-16 × 2-6 cm, acute or acuminate sharply serrate, glabrescent; petioles 1.2-2.5 cm long. |
