Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Rhus | Species: Rhus mysorensis G.Don.( डाँसरों ) |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | White | |
| Common Name | Dasni, Dansara, Darsan | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Mysore Sumac | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dansaro | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 900 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, subglobose, brown, glabrous, shining |
| Habitat | Common in foothills, scrub jungle. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Pakistan, India (throughout Rajasthan, Western Peninsula). | Bark Details | Woody, the young ones pubescent-downy. |
| Distribution in Haryana | M. Garh, Mewat, Rewari | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | A much branched, spiny shrub. Branches woody, the young ones pubescent-downy. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets obovate, cuneate, sinuate-toothed or sublobed, with a few scattered hairs above, softly pubescent beneath; terminal leaflet sessile or shortly petioluled, much larger than the lateral ones; lateral leaflets sessile, much smaller than the terminal. Flowers in terminal and axillary, branched, pubescent panicles, polygamous; bracts linear, pubescent; calyx pubescent outside, much shorter than the petals, lobes ovate; corolla oblong, subacute, glabrous, glabrous. Fruit a drupe, subglobose, brown, glabrous, shining. | Leaf Details | Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets obovate, cuneate, sinuate-toothed or sublobed, with a few scattered hairs above, softly pubescent beneath; terminal leaflet sessile or shortly petioluled, much larger than the lateral ones; lateral leaflets sessile, much smaller than the terminal. |
