Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Capparaceae | Genus: Crateva | Species: Crateva adansonii DC. ( वरुण, बरनी, बरुना ) |
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| Synonym | Crateva guineensis Schumach. & Thonn., Crateva laeta DC. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Garlic pear tree, Caper tree, Barna | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Garlic pear tree, Caper tree, Three-leaf caper, Obtuse Leaf Crateva | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Barna, Barni | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m. | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid or rounded, with hard and rough rind; seeds centimeters in length, numerous, kidney-shaped, and embedded in a yellow pulp. |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | South Asia. | Bark Details | Bark grey, smooth horizontally wrinkled. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A small deciduous tree. Bark grey, smooth horizontally wrinkled. Leaves trifoliate, clustered at the ends of branchlets. Leaflets ovate-lanceolate or ovate and pointed at the base, with a rather slender point at the tip. Flowers white, or cream in many flowered terminal corymbs; petals ovate or oblong, with the claw half as long as limb. Fruit ovoid or rounded, and 3 to 5 centimeters in diameters, with hard and rough rind; seeds, kidney-shaped, and embedded in a yellow pulp. | Leaf Details | Leaves trifoliate, clustered at the ends of branchlets. Leaflets ovate-lanceolate or ovate and pointed at the base, with a rather slender point at the tip. |
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