Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Grewia asiatica Linn.

Family: Tiliaceae Genus: Grewia Species: Grewia asiatica Linn.( फालसा )

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Synonym Grewia hainesiana Hole, Grewia subinaequalis DC.
Flower Color Yellow - Orange
Common Name Pharsula, Bhyunl, Dhaman; Giripilu, Dhaman Flower Type Cyme
English / Trade Name Phasla fruit Flowering Period April-June
Vernacular /Local Name Phalsa Fruiting Period July-Sept
Altitude Upto 1200m Fruit Type Drupe
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Fruit a drupe globose, obscurely lobed, 1-2 pyrenes.
Habitat Common; associated with crop fields. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Submontane Himalaya and major parts of India; Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Bark Details Bark greenish
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Large shrubs or small trees, upto 5 m tall; stem tomentose. Leaves broadly ovate, suborbicular, obtuse or shortly cuspidate, base obliquely-cordate, 5-nerved, serrate margins, tomentose on both surfaces. Flowers in axillary umbellate clusters; peduncles to 2.3 cm long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, tomentose. Petals yellow, oblong-obovate, clawed with a gland. Stamens numerous. Fruit a drupe globose, obscurely lobed, 1-2 pyrenes. Leaf Details Leaves broadly ovate, suborbicular, obtuse or shortly cuspidate, base obliquely-cordate, 5-nerved, serrate margins, tomentose on both surfaces.
 

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