Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Capparaceae | Genus: Maerua | Species: Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich.( पिलवानी ) |
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| Synonym | Capparis heteroclita Roxb., Maerua rogeoni A.Chev., Streblocarpus oblongifolia (Forssk.) Endl. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Desert Maerua | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Desert Maerua | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pilwani | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 800 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit a moniliform berry, twisted; seeds many, globose, tuberculate. |
| Habitat | Deciduous Forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan, Africa and Saudi Arabia. | Bark Details | smooth, green. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal, M. Garh, Mewat, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Large woody climber, reaches upto 8 m. Branchlets unarmed, glabrous. Leaves simple, alternately arranged, oblong to ovate or lanceolate; leaf apex obtuse-mucronate. Flowers greenish white borne in terminal corymbose racemes. Fruit a moniliform berry, twisted; seeds many, globose, tuberculate. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternately arranged, oblong to ovate or lanceolate; leaf apex obtuse-mucronate. |
