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: Adenanthera microsperma Teijsmann & Binnendijk

Family: Mimosaceae Genus: Adenanthera Species: Adenanthera microsperma Teijsmann & Binnendijk( रक्त चन्दन, बड़ी गुमची )

Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Bark

Synonym denanthera pavonina auct., Adenanthera tamarindifolia Pierre,  Adenanthera pavonina var. microsperma (Teijsm. & Binn.) I.C. Nielsen, Adenanthera pavonina var. microsperma (Teijs Flower Color Yellow - Orange
Common Name Rakt chandan Flower Type Raceme
English / Trade Name Red Sandalwood, Coral-wood, Peacock flower fence, Red beadtree Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Rakat Chandan, Badi gumchi Fruiting Period July-Sept
Altitude Up to 1500 M Fruit Type Pod
Habit Tree Fruit Details Fruit a pod, nar¬rowly oblong, valves contorted after de¬hiscence. Seeds scarlet or yellow, suborbicular to ellipsoidal,
Habitat Dry evergreen and deciduous forest, and in forest margins Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, Thailand, US, Vietnam Bark Details Dark dark brown to grayish, smooth.
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Pinnate
Description of Species rees, deciduous, up to 15 m tall.Bark dark brown to grayish, smooth. Leaf compound; leaflets 4-7 pairs, with short petiolules, alternate, oblong or ovate, both surfaces puberulent, both ends rounded-obtuse. Flower white or yellow, small, fragrant, shortly pedicellate, racemes simple, axillary or arranged in panicles at apices of branchlets, puberulent. Calyx together with pedicel golden yellow puberulent. Petals oblong, usually glabrous but occasionally puberulent toward apex, slightly con¬nate at base. Fruit a pod, nar¬rowly oblong, valves contorted after de¬hiscence. Seeds scarlet or yellow, suborbicular to ellipsoidal, Leaf Details Leaf compound; leaflets 4-7 pairs, with short petiolules, alternate, oblong or ovate, both surfaces puberulent, both ends rounded-obtuse.
 

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