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Family: Rubiaceae	Genus: Hymenodictyon	Species: Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Mabberley ( बंडारू, भूलन )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Cinchona excelsa Roxb., Cinchona orixensis Roxb., Hymenodictyon excelsum (Roxb.) Wall.	Flower Color	Greenish
Common Name	Bandaru, Bhaulan, Kala bachnag	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Bridal Couch Tree	Flowering Period	July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name	Bandaru, Bhaulan	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Up to 800 m.	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Capsules 1.2 – 2 cm long, ellipsoid, many – seeded; seeds, flat, lenticular, winged all round the margins.
Habitat	Common; dry miscellaneous forests of submontane zones	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Sub Himalayan tracts, from Himachal Pradesh to Nepal, C. & S. India; Bangladesh and Indonesia.	Bark Details	Bark grey
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Elliptic
Description of Species	Deciduous trees, upto 20 m high; young branches puberulous. Leaves opposite, elliptic or ovate – oblong, abruptly acuminate, pubescent on both survaces; secondary nerves 7 – 10 pairs; base attenuate; petioles 2.5 – 7 cm long; stipules oblong, with broad or cordate base, caducous. Flowers 4 – 5 mm long, greenish – white, on slender pedicels, in short clusters, forming erect, terminal racemes; bracts large, leafy, persistent. Calyx tube short; lobes obsolete. Corolla funnel – shaped, hairy outside; lobes minute. Capsules 1.2 – 2 cm long, ellipsoid, many – seeded; seeds, flat, lenticular, winged all round the margins.	Leaf Details	Leaves opposite, elliptic or ovate – oblong, abruptly acuminate, pubescent on both survaces; secondary nerves 7 – 10 pairs; base attenuate; petioles 2.5 – 7 cm long; stipules oblong, with broad or cordate base, caducous.

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