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 |
Gamopetalae |
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Series |
Hypogynae |
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Order |
Polemoniales |
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Family
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Bignoniaceae |
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Genus
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Tecomella |
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Species
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undulata |
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Etymology: |
Derived from Tecoma and ella, suffix added to noun stems to form diminutives e.g. T. undulata. |
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Botanical name:
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Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. (Tecoma undulata D.Don) |
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Local/Trade Names: |
Teak of Marwar, Rodida, Rohida. |
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Conservation status: |
A rare tree. Cultivated in the gardens of Delhi. |
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Digonestic features: |
Flowers orange-yellow. |
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Description: |
A medium sized tree. Leaves 5-12 x 1.5-2.5 cm, oblong, apex obuse, margin undulata. Flowers orange-yellow, arranged in racemose manner. Fruit a capsule, 15-35 cm long. |
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Phenology: |
Fls.: April-May. |
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Distribution: |
India. Arabia, Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind). |
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Where to see it: |
Ornamental Flowering Section and Medicinal Plant Garden. |
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Uses: |
Wood used for furniture, carvings, and agricultural implements; resistant to fungus and termite attack, contains lapachol. Leaves readily eaten by cattle. |
