Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rhamnaceae | Genus: Helinus | Species: Helinus lanceolatus Brandis( मुरैन ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Gouania lanceolata Wall. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Murain | Flower Type | Umbel |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Murain | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit capsular 5-7 mm in diameter, splitting into 3 cocci. Seeds plano-convex, shining, dark brown, 5 x 4 mm. |
| Habitat | Common; open miscellaneous slopes alongwith shrubberies. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Pakistan, Western Himalayas, (from Kashmir to Kumaon) India. | Bark Details | smooth, green. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, glabrous, slender climber; young parts and flower pubescent; branchlets ending into short, simple tendrils. Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, entire, acuminate, rounded or subcordate at base. Flowers pale-yellow in long axillary peduncled umbels. Calxy superior broadly obconic. Petals 5, inserted upon the margin of the disc, hooded. Stamens 5, equaling the petals. Ovary 3-celled; style short, 3-cleft; stigma recurved. Fruits a capsule, obovoid, 3-celled, not winged, 3-seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, entire, acuminate, rounded or subcordate at base. |
