Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Amaranthaceae | Genus: Aerva | Species: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.( ढोली , मुंडी, बुई ) |
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| Synonym | Achyranthes incana Roxb., Aerva persica (Burm.f.) Merr. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bui | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Kapok bush, Pillow weed | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bui, Dholi, Mundi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 900 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit very small 1-1.5 mm long rounded in shape, contains a single dark brown to black coloured seed. Seeds are round or slightly flattened 0.9-1.25 mm |
| Habitat | Mostly growing on sandy or calcareous soils in semi arid and arid regions | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | This species is widespread in the drier parts of tropical and sub-tropical Africa and Asia | Bark Details | Light greenish in colour |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Much branched, erect, perennial undershrubs, up to 1 m high. Stem terete, covered with thick, easily detachable tomentum. Leaves alternate, linear oblong or oblong-spathulate, obtuse or acute at apex, rarely retuse, tomentose on both surfaces, sessile. Flowers unisexual, dioecious, dull-white, sessile, in linear, 2.5-15 cm long, spikes, arranged in terminal, leafless panicles, bracteoles broadly ovate, acute, white, hyaline. Fruit very small 1-1.5 mm long rounded in shape, contains a single dark brown to black coloured seed. Seeds are round or slightly flattened 0.9-1.25 mm | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, linear oblong or oblong-spathulate, obtuse or acute at apex, rarely retuse, tomentose on both surfaces, sessile |
