| Family: Cannabaceae | Genus: Trema | Species: Trema politoria (Planch.) Blume( खैशगी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
| 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. |