Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Urticaceae | Genus: Maoutia | Species:
Maoutia puya (Hook.)
Wedd.
( सेहरा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Boehmeria puya Hook. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Puya,Sehra | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | July-Sept | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sehra | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Achenes ovoid, reddish-brown, hispid. |
| Habitat | Rare in grassy slopes, forest edges and ravines. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya, Garhwal to Myanmar; Indo-China, S.W. China. | Bark Details | Purplish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Subdeciduous, erect shrubs,up to 2 m high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely serrate, base cuneate, scabridly pubescent and green above, white-lanate below. Flowers minute, in small, globose heads, arranged in axillary – cymose panicles. Male flowers with 5-parted perianth segments; stamens 5. Female flowers naked; ovary straight, hairy; stigma penicillate. Fruit a achene ovoid, reddish-brown, hispid. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely serrate, base cuneate, scabridly pubescent and green above, white-lanate below. |
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