Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Putranjiva | Species: Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.( पुत्रंजीवा, जयपुत्रा ) |
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| Synonym | Cyclostemon racemosus Zipp. Ex Span. , Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Putranjiva | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Officinal Drypetes | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Putranjiva, Jai Putra | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To 750 M | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupe Obovoid Or Ellipsoid, 1.5-1.8 Cm Long, Hoary-tomentose, Apiculate, With Hard 1-celled And 1-seeded Endocarp |
| Habitat | Moist And Dry Deciduous Forests Also In Sacred Groves | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout Tropical India, Wild And Cultivated. Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Java, Moluccas, Lesser Sunda Isls., East New Guinea | Bark Details | Bark Dark Grey, Whitish When Young With Horizontal Lenticels |
| Distribution in Haryana | Jhajjar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonepat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Large or moderate-sized tree; Bark dark grey. Leaves oblong, broadly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, margin wavy, serrulate or shallowly distantly crenulate, obtuse or rounded (or shortly acuminate); petiole pubescent or tomentose; stipules minute, caducous. Flowers monoecious or dioecious, males numerous, clustered axillary or on leafless axillary shoots and on previous years wood, females long-peduncled, usually solitary axillary,pedicels pubescent. Male flowers yellow; Tepals 3-6, lanceolate or linear-oblong, ciliate. Fruit a drupe obovoid or ellipsoid, hoary-tomentose, apiculate, with hard 1-celled and 1-seeded endocarp | Leaf Details | Leaves oblong, broadly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, margin wavy, serrulate or shallowly distantly crenulate, obtuse or rounded (or shortly acuminate); petiole pubescent or tomentose; stipules minute, caducous. |
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