Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Rhus | Species: Rhus parviflora Roxb.( तुंगला ) |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Searsia parviflora (Roxb.) F.A.Barkley, Toxicodendron parviflorum Kuntze | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Tungala, Raitung, Tumra, Tung | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Small Flowered Poison Sumac. | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tungala | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 700 to1100 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit small, round, red when ripe. |
| Habitat | Grows in dry hot slopes of the Siwalik Himalayas from and South India. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Himalayas, from Kumaun to Bhutan and Nepal. | Bark Details | Smooth, brownish in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub, up to 3 m tall. Bark smooth; young parts densely covered with dark grey pubescence. Leaves imparipinnate, leaflets usually three, terminal much larger than the other two, obovate or suborbicular, crenate, hairy above, pubescent beneath. Flowers in terminal, branching panicles. yellowish, fragrant. Fruit a drupe, small, round, red when ripe. | Leaf Details | Leaves compound, much branched bearing stalked leaves with 3 leaflets. End leaflet is larger than the other two; leaflets obovate, with rounded tips, tapering bases, and irregularly toothed margins. |
