Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Trema politoria (Planch.) Blume

Family: Cannabaceae Genus: Trema Species: Trema politoria (Planch.) Blume( खैशगी )

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Synonym Sponia politoria Planch. Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Khashgi Flower Type Cyme
English / Trade Name Flowering Period July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name Khashgi Fruiting Period Oct-Dec
Altitude Upto 900m Fruit Type Drupe
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Drupe small, ovoid seated on persistent perianth.
Habitat Open exposed areas, edges of forests of submontane zones. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Central India; Sikkim, Bhutan; South West China. Bark Details Smooth.
Distribution in Haryana Morni-Pinjore Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Oblong
Description of Species Shrubs or small trees, to 8 m high, with grey bark. Leaves ovate lanceolate or oblong, 2.8-6 x 1.5-2.5 cm, acuminate, serrulate, scabrous on both sides, dark green above, paler beneath; petioles 2-4 mm long. Flowers small, greenish, in dense axillary clusters, not exceeding petioles. Perianth 5-parted. Stamens 5. Drupes globose, black, seated on persistent perianth. Leaf Details Leaves 7-10 x 2-4 cm, obolong-lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate, base rounded or subcordate, 3 or obscurely 5-nerved, rough on both surfaces with scabrid hairs. Stipules lateral, linear, longer than petiole, caducous.
 

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