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: Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich.

Family: Capparaceae Genus: Maerua Species: Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A.Rich.( पिलवानी )

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Synonym Capparis heteroclita Roxb., Maerua rogeoni A.Chev., Streblocarpus oblongifolia (Forssk.) Endl. Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Desert Maerua Flower Type Raceme
English / Trade Name Desert Maerua Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Pilwani Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude Up to 800 m Fruit Type Berry
Habit Climber Fruit Details Fruit a moniliform berry, twisted; seeds many, globose, tuberculate.
Habitat Deciduous Forests Bark Type Smooth
Distribution India, Pakistan, Africa and Saudi Arabia. Bark Details smooth, green.
Distribution in Haryana Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal, M. Garh, Mewat, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Oblong
Description of Species Large woody climber, reaches upto 8 m. Branchlets unarmed, glabrous. Leaves simple, alternately arranged, oblong to ovate or lanceolate; leaf apex obtuse-mucronate. Flowers greenish white borne in terminal corymbose racemes. Fruit a moniliform berry, twisted; seeds many, globose, tuberculate. Leaf Details Leaves simple, alternately arranged, oblong to ovate or lanceolate; leaf apex obtuse-mucronate.
 

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