Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sterculaceae | Genus: Helicteres | Species:
Helicteres isora Linn.
( मरोड़फली ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Helicteres grewiaefolia DC., Ixora versicolor Hassk. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Marorphali, East-Indian screw tree | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | East-Indian screw tree, Nut-leaved screw tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Marorphali | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits cylindrical composed of 5 spirally twisted, beaked follicles, on a long androgynophore; seeds many, angular, wrinkled |
| Habitat | Common; gregarious undergrowth of sal or miscellaneous forest. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Throughout India; S.E. Asia, S. China and Australia. | Bark Details | Bark pale greyish, finely wrinkled |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Sub-deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 7 m high. Bark pale greyish, finely wrinkled. Leaves bifarious, obliquely cordate at base, shortly acuminate at apex, elliptic to obovate, serrate, scabrous above, densely pubescent beneath; petioles pubescent; stipules deciduous. Flowers pinkish-red; calyx laterally compressed, somewhat 2-lipped, hairy; petals reflexed; staminal exserted; stamens 10. Fruits cylindrical composed of 5 spirally twisted, beaked follicles, on a long androgynophore; seeds many, angular, wrinkled. | Leaf Details | Leaves bifarious, obliquely cordate at base, shortly acuminate at apex, elliptic to obovate, serrate, scabrous above, densely pubescent beneath; petioles pubescent; stipules deciduous. |
