Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Phyllodium | Species: Phyllodium pulchellum (Linn.) Desv.( भट्टा,थापि ) |
Habit |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Desmodium pulchellum (Linn.) Benth., Meibomia pulchella (Linn.) Kuntze, Zornia pulchella (Linn.) Pers. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jatsalpan | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Showy Desmodium | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bhatta ,Thapi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 900m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Pods Are Oblong, Hairy And Usually Of 2, Rarely 1- Or 3 Jointed |
| Habitat | Commonly Found In Wastelands On Hills, Roadsides And Sparse Forests On Mountain Slopes | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India ,Sri Lanka,Southern China,Taiwan And The Ryukyu Islands Throughout Southeast Asia,Northern Australia And The Solomon Islands | Bark Details | Smooth And Grey In Colour |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs, 0.5-2 m tall. Branchlets white or gray pubescent. Petiole 5-7 mm, terminal leaflet blade ovate, elliptic, or obovate, 6-10 × 2.5-4.5 cm, ca. 2 × as long as lateral leaflets. Lateral veins 6-10 on each side of midvein. Flowers 5 or 6, enclosed by pair of leaflike bracts, bracts orbicular, 1-1.5 cm in diam., both surfaces slightly pubescent, ciliate. Pedicel 2-3 mm, pubescent. Calyx ca. 2 mm. Corolla white or pale yellow, standard 5-6 mm, base attenuate, shortly and broadly clawed. Pistil 6-7 mm. Style 4.5-5.5 mm. Legume ca. 6 × 2.5 mm, slightly constricted on both sutures, usually 2-jointed, articles glabrous or sparsely pubescent and ciliate. Seed broadly elliptic or nearly orbicular, 2.2-2.8 × ca. 2 mm | Leaf Details | Leaves Are 3-foliate. Leaflets Are Finely Hairy Beneath, The Middle One Being Oblong, 8-13 Cm Long And More Than Twice As Large As The Lateral Ones |
