Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Millettia | Species: Millettia extensa (Benth.) Baker in Hook. f. ( गौज, गोंज ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Millettia auriculata Baker ex Brandis | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Gauj, Gonj | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | April-June | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Gauj, Gonj | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Pods woody, straight, flat, pale – brown velvety, especially when young. |
| Habitat | Common; dry miscellaneous forests scrub jungles. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Outer submontane Himalaya, Himacal Pradesh to Sikkim, C. India; Indo – China. | Bark Details | Smooth, whitish |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Robust, woody climbers, with finely downy branchlets. Leaves 25 – 70 cm long leaflets 7 – 9 (11), obovate, elliptic or oblong, terminal leaflet largest, short acuminate or obtuse, entire, grey – silky when young; stipules persistent. Flowers white, tinged yellowish – brown, 6 – 12 mm long, in slender axillary, racemes. Calyx 3 – 4 mm long, densely pubescent. Corolla almost thrice as long as calyx; vexillum 6 – 12 mm long. Pods woody, straight, flat, pale – brown velvety, especially when young. | Leaf Details | Leaves 25 – 70 cm long leaflets 7 – 9 (11), obovate, elliptic or oblong, terminal leaflet largest, 15 – 25 x 5 – 12 cm, short acuminate or obtuse, entire, grey – silky when young; stipules persistent. |
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