Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bignoniaceae | Genus: Tecomella | Species: Tecomella undulata (Roxb.) Seeman( रोहेड़ा, लोहरा ) |
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| Synonym | Bignonia glauca Dcne., Bignonia undulata Roxb. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Lahura, Roheda, Rohida, Marwar Teak | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Honey Tree, Desert Teak | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Rohera, Lohra | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit capsule 12-30 x 0.7-1.0 cm, linear-oblong, laterally compressed, slightly curved, apex beaked with wing, 20 mm broad. |
| Habitat | Grows in the wild in the desert and dry land areas of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab and but it is extensively planted as an avenue tree. . It acts as a soil-binding tree by spreading a network of lateral roots on the top surface of the soil. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Arabia, S. Iran, E. Afghanistan, Pakistan & NW. India. | Bark Details | Grey bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Small tree, 3-5 m tall. Leaves opposite, entire, elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate or linear-oblong, 25-85 x 7-18 mm, margin undulate; Inflorescence racemes condensed, Pedicel 13-14 mm long. Flowers large, orange-red. Calyx campanulate, 12-13 mm long, unequally 5-lobed; obtuse-apiculate, minutely and sparsely glandular-pubescent. Corolla tube broad funnel-shaped, Filaments of longer stamens 37-38 mm long; staminode 16-17 mm long. Ovary broad linear, stigmas 2, oblong-ovate, compressed. Fruit capsule 12-30 x 0.7-1.0 cm, linear-oblong, laterally compressed, slightly curved, apex beaked with wing, 20 mm broad. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, entire, elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate or linear-oblong, 25-85 x 7-18 mm, margin undulate; Inflorescence racemes condensed, Pedicel 13-14 mm long. |
