Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species:
Grewia serrulata DC.

Family: Tiliaceae Genus: Grewia Species:
Grewia serrulata DC.
( भंसुली )

Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Bark

Synonym Grewia laevigata auct. non Vahl, Grewia barberi J.R.Drumm., Grewia disperma Rottler ex Spreng. Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Bhansuli Flower Type Cyme
English / Trade Name Kaori Flowering Period July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name Bhansuli Fruiting Period Jan-Dec
Altitude Up to 800 m. Fruit Type Drupe
Habit Tree Fruit Details Fruits smooth, 1 – 4 lobed, black when ripe.
Habitat Common; miscellaneous forests of sub Himalayan belt. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Submontane Himalaya, Jannu to Sikkim; S. India; S.E. Asia, Australia, tropical Africa. Bark Details Bbark greyish-white, smooth, thin with vertical striations
Distribution in Haryana Morni-Pinjore Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Elliptic
Description of Species Small trees, to 5m tall. Leaves elliptic – ovate or lanceolate, tapering at both ends, serrate, thin. Flowers in axillary umbellate cymes, whitish – green; sepals oblong or lanceolate, tomentose; petals greenish – white, ovate, usually notched. Stamens numerous. Fruits smooth, 1 – 4 lobed, black when ripe. Leaf Details Leaves elliptic – ovate or lanceolate, tapering at both ends, serrate, thin.
 

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