Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Uraria | Species: Uraria picta (Jacq.) DC.( पितवन, डबरा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Doodia picta Roxb., Hedysarum pictum Jacq. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Dabra, Pitvan, Shankaraja | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Uraria | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dabra | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1800 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit with 3-6 segments, smooth, polished, folded on one another. |
| Habitat | Dry grasslands, wastelands and open forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical Africa, India, China, through southeast Asia to Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. | Bark Details | Smooth, velvety, brownish green in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub up to 2 m tall, branches velvety. Leaves 1-3-foliolate; leaflets (lower) ovate; upper leaves, ovate-lanceolate, pointed. Flower in raceme, purple, pink or bluish; bracts long pointed, completely covering the bud, deciduous. Fruit with 3-6 segments, smooth, polished, folded on one another. | Leaf Details | Leaves 1-3-foliolate; leaflets (lower) ovate; upper leaves, ovate-lanceolate, pointed. |
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