Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Plumbaginaceae | Genus: Dyerophytum | Species: Dyerophytum indicum (Wight)( चितत्रल ) |
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| Synonym | Kuntze var. socotrana Vogelia indica var. socotrana Balf.f. | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Chittral, Rato Chitrak | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Dyerophytum | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chittral | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule, included in the calyx. |
| Habitat | Found in open forest areas and particular on dry rocky hill slopes and also found in waste land in dry areas. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Arabia, Western India. | Bark Details | bark smooth. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Mewat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | An erect, glaucous shrub, up to 1.5 m tall. Stem terete, bark smooth. Leaves perfoliate, alternate, coriaceous, basal ones ovate, those at upper nodes orbiculate, margins undulate, apex acute, obtuse or emarginated, often apiculate, midvien prominent. Flowers reddish-pink, in panicled spikes, calyx tubular winged between 5 strong ribs; teeth 5, lanceolate, acute. Corolla tube cylindric; lobes ovate-oblong, emarginate-apiculate. Stamens somewhat exserted. Style filiform, hairy at base, stigmatic branches 5, stigmatose throughout. Fruit a capsule, included in the calyx. | Leaf Details | Leaves perfoliate, alternate, coriaceous, basal ones ovate, those at upper nodes orbiculate, margins undulate, apex acute, obtuse or emarginated, often apiculate, midvien prominent. |
