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Family: Apocynaceae	Genus: Holarrhena	Species: Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. Ex G. Don( दुधी, कुर्ची )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham., Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. ex A.DC, . H. codaga G.Don	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Karva Indrajau, Kutaja	Flower Type	Corymb
English / Trade Name	Bitter Oleander, Ester tree, Indrajao, Tellicherry tree	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Khurchi, Dudhi	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	1300 m	Fruit Type	Follicle
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Fruit of 2 terete elongated follicular mericarps connected at the tip and then free, 25 × 1 cm; seeds 8 mm, oblong, with tuft of silky brown hairs at the apex
Habitat	Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Indo-Malesia	Bark Details	Bark rough, pale brown, to 8 mm, exfoliates in small flakes
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Deciduous shrubs or trees, to 8 m high, with rough, brown bark. Leaves broadly ovate, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 10-45 x 5-10 cm, sub-coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate. Flowers white or cream-coloured, 1.5-2.5 cm across, in terminal, corymbose cymes. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla tube cylindrical, swollen at base. Stamens 5. Carpels 2, distinct; style short; stigma usually marked with white specks; seeds linear with pale-brown comma.	Leaf Details	Leaves broadly ovate, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 10-45 x 5-10 cm, sub-coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate.

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