Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ehretiaceae | Genus: Ehretia | Species: Ehretia laevis Roxb.( चमरोर, देसी-पापड़ी ) |
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| Synonym | Bourreria aspera G.Don, Bourreria dichotoma Rottler ex G.Don, Bourreria punctata G.Don, Ehretia aspera Willd., Ehretia canarensis Miq., Ehretia floribunda Royle | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Desi-papri, Chamror | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Chamror | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chamror, Desi-papri | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1200 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit yellow or orange, 3-8 mm across, globose, 4-ribbed, with 1-4, 1-seeded pyrenes |
| Habitat | Common in damp shady places, grassy localities and miscellaneous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India,SriLanka,Myanmar,Afghanistan,Pakistan, China, Australia | Bark Details | Bark is generally yellowish or grey |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, up to 10 m high. Bark thick, grayish, smooth. Leaves elliptic-obovate, 8-16 x 3.5-9.5 cm, often unequal sided, subacute or acuminate or obtuse, entire, cuneate-rounded at base. Flowers 5-9 mm across, white, fragrant, in axillary or terminal dichotomous, scorpioid cymes. Calyx pubescent, deeply lobed, lobes ovate, acute. Corolla rotate, lobes small, oblong, obtuse, reflexed. Stamens 5, filaments glabrous.Drupes yellow or orange, 3-8 mm across, globose, 4-ribbed, with 1-4, 1-seeded pyrenes | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-obovate, 8-16 x 3.5-9.5 cm, often unequal sided, subacute or acuminate or obtuse, entire, cuneate-rounded at base |
