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Family: Flacourtiaceae	Genus: Casearia	Species: Casearia tomentosa Roxb.( चिल्ला )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Casearia piscidia Buch.-Ham. Ex Royle, Anavinga lanceolata Lam., Bedousia malabarica Dennst., Casearia pauciflora Royle	Flower Color	Greenish
Common Name	Chilla	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name	Toothed Leaf Chilla	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Chilla	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Upto1000 M	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit A Capsule, 2 X 1.2 Cm, Greenish-yellow, Oblong, Ribbed
Habitat	Moist Deciduous Forests And Forest Plantations	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Indo-Malesia To Australia	Bark Details	Bark Grey, Thick, Branchlets Tomentose
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Oblong
Description of Species	Small trees up to 7 m. Bark grey, thick ,branchlets tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate. Stipules minute, scale-like, pubescent, cauducous. Petiole long, pubescent. Lamina oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, base acute to rounded, apex acuminate, margin serrate or entire. Lateral nerves 7-10 pairs. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in axillary fascicles.Calyx pubescent, lobes 4, broadly elliptic.Stamens 8, alternating with staminodes tufted at their apex, forming a ring attached below to the calyx tube filaments glabrous, staminodes clavate, villous at apex. Fruit a capsule, greenish-yellow, oblong, ribbed.	Leaf Details	Leaves simple, alternate. Stipules minute, scale-like, pubescent, cauducous. Petiole 5-10 mm long, pubescent. Lamina 6-15 x 3-6 cm, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, base acute to rounded, apex acuminate, margin serrate or entire. Lateral nerves 7-10 pairs

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