Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Hesperethusa | Species:
Hesperethusa crenulata (Roxb.)
M. Roem.
( बिली ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Limonia crenulata Roxb., Feronia limonia Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Beli | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Chinese box tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Beli | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Berry, globose, smooth, black when ripe; seeds 1 – 4. |
| Habitat | Common; dry miscellaneous forests of sub Himalayan tracts | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | W. Himalaya, W. & S. India, E. Asia. | Bark Details | Greenish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Small trees, to 8 m high, armed with straight spines. Leaves alternate imparipinnate; petiole and rachis flat, often winged; leaflets 3 – 9, opposite, sessile, ovate or lanceolate, crenulate, glabrous, notched at apex. Flowers, white or pale – yellos, numerous, in short lateral or terminal panicles. Sepals small, 5 – 6, triangular. Petals elliptic, oblong, spreading. Stamens 10 – 12. Fruit a berry globose, smooth, black when ripe; seeds 1 – 4. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate imparipinnate; petiole and rachis flat, often winged; leaflets 3 – 9, opposite, sessile, ovate or lanceolate, crenulate, glabrous, notched at apex. |
