Chandigarh Forests
Department of Forest & Wildlife
UT Administration
Chandigarh
Department of Forest & Wildlife
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Division
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Angiosperms |
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Class
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Dicotledons |
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Subclass
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Polypetalae |
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Series |
Calyciflorae |
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Order
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Umbellales |
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Family
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Cornaceae |
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Genus
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Alangium |
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Species
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chinense |
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Etymology: |
Alangium is a name of Malabar. |
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Botanical name
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Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms. (Marlea begoniaefolia Roxb.) |
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Local/Trade names:
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Budalar, Padlu |
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Conservation status:
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Wild in the campus of Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. Also found wild in many places. |
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Digonestic features:
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Leaves big, orbicular. |
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Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Bark grayish, smooth; young parts pubescent. Leaves simple, 7.5-20 cm long, orbicular to broad oblong, acuminate, distantly angular lobed. Flowers bracteate, white, in axillary compound cymes. Fruit a drupe, 7-10 mm long, ovoid, crowned with persistent calyx limb. |
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Phenology: |
Fls.: March-May. Frts.: July-August. |
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Distribution:
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North-west and eastern Himalaya. |
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Where to see it: |
Gate No. 2 side. |
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Uses: |
Wood used for axe-handles and furniture. Leaves lopped for fodder. |
