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Family: Rubiaceae	Genus: Haldina	Species: Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale( हल्दू )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Hook. f. , Nauclea sterculiifolia A.Rich. ex DC.	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Haridarika ,Haldu	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Yellow Teak	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Haldu	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Upto 1000 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Capsules 200 – 300 in each head, of 2 – dehiscent cocci, dry, many – seeded, seeds oblong, minute, winged
Habitat	Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains	Bark Type	Exfoliating
Distribution	India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka And Indo-China	Bark Details	Bark thick grey, rough, wood yellow
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Cordate
Description of Species	Deciduous trees, to 25 m high. Leaves cordate or orbicular, stipules oblong or ovate. Flowers cream – yellow, in globose pedunculate heads of 1.3 – 2.5 cm diam; peduncle axillary, usually bearing a solitary head; bracts small. Corolla trumpet shaped. Stamens 5. Ovary 2 – celled, style filiform, exserted, stigma clavate. Capsules 200 – 300 in each head, of 2 – dehiscent cocci, dry, many seeded, seeds oblong, minute, winged	Leaf Details	Leaves cordate or orbicular, base cordate, tip shortly acuminate, lateral nerves 5 – 8 paris, stipules oblong or ovate

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