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: Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham.

Family: Capparaceae Genus: Crateva Species: Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham.( बरुना )

Habit

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Synonym Crateva lophosperma Kurz, Crateva religiosa Var. nurvula (Buch.-Ham.) Hook.f. & Thomson Flower Color White
Common Name Baruna Flower Type Solitary
English / Trade Name Three Leaved Caper Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Barua Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude Up To 1500 M Fruit Type Berry
Habit Tree Fruit Details Fruit Yellowish-grey, Ovoid Or Ellipsoid, 4.5 X 4 Cm, Rugose, Gynophores To 5 Cm
Habitat Found in through out india, especially in sub-alpine zones along streams and rivers Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Deccan Peninsula, Mainly In Eastern Ghats, Gengetic Plain, Bihar, Bengal, Assam, Myanmar, China, Indo-China, Malaysia Bark Details Bark Is Gray, Smooth With Horizontal Wrinkling
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Trees 2-8 Meter Branchlets Lenticulate. Leaflets Lanceolate To Ovate-lanceolate, 5-25 X 3-6 Cm, Base Acute, Apex Gradually Acuminate, Thin-coriaceous, Nerves 7-22 Pairs. Petiole 7-12 Cm.Petiolule To 7 Mm. Berry Yellowish-grey, Ovoid Or Ellipsoid, 4.5 X 4 Cm, Rugose, Gynophores To 5 Cm Leaf Details Leaflets Lanceolate To Ovate-lanceolate, 5-25 X 3-6 Cm, Base Acute, Apex Gradually Acuminate, Thin-coriaceous, Nerves 7-22 Pairs, Petiole 7-12 Cm.Petiolule To 7 Mm
 

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