Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Plumbaginaceae | Genus: Plumbago | Species:
Plumbago zeylanica Linn.
( चित्रक ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Findlaya alba Bowdich, Molubda scandens (L.) Raf. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Chitrak | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Plumbago, White leadwort, Ceylon leadwort, Doctorbush, Wild leadwort, | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chitrak | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule oblong, acute, with persistent calyx. |
| Habitat | In scattered population, along grassy slopes, forest edges, scrub jungles, with miscellaneous vegetation. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India,palaeotropics. | Bark Details | Base of plant woody, Greenish brown in colour and smooth in texture. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Suberect or straggling, deciduous undershrubs, base woody, up to 2 m high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, entire, rounded at base, white punctate beneath; petioles with 2 basal caduceus auricles. Flowers white, in lax often branched, glandular spicate-racemes. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, viscid hairy. Corolla white, tubular, lobes 5. Stamens 5, free. Ovary superior, narrowed at the apex; style slender with 5-stigmose branches. Fruit a capsule oblong, acute, with persistent calyx. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, entire, rounded at base, white punctate beneath; petioles with 2 basal caduceus auricles. |
