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 peguensis Ali.( तुमा ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Millettia ovalifolia Kurz | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Moulmein Rosewood, Tuma | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Moulmein Rosewood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tuma | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is pod, glabrous to subglabrous. |
| Habitat | Grown as garden plant and ornamental tree. This small deciduous tree is found mainly in low altitude forest. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native of Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland); Thailand and introduced in India Pakistan; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group) | Bark Details | Bark of this tree is patchy and light brown in colour |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A small deciduous tree. Leaf imparipinnately compound, leaflets elliptical, obtuse, acute to acuminate, stipels absent. Flower in raceme, solitary or fascicled. Calyx glabrous except the margin, teeth inconspicuous. Vexillum glabrous, auriculate. Fruit linear, glabrous to subglabrous. | Leaf Details | Leaves imparipinnately compound, leaflets elliptical, obtuse, acute to acuminate, stipels absent. |
