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: Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa

Family: Rutaceae Genus: Aegle Species: Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa( बेल )

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Synonym Aegle marmelos var. mahurensis Zate Flower Color Greenish
Common Name Wood apple, Bael Flower Type Panicle
English / Trade Name Bengal Quince, Stone Apple, Bael Tree, Indian Bael, Holy Fruit Tree Flowering Period July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name Bael Fruiting Period Oct-Dec
Altitude Up To1200 M Fruit Type Berry
Habit Tree Fruit Details Berry globose or ovoid, woody, (larger in cultivated forms). Seeds embedded in a clear mucilage and yellow, sweety aromatic pulp.
Habitat Evergreen and semievergreen forest, also widely cultiveted Bark Type Prickly
Distribution India and Sri Lanka; Widely cultivated in South East Asia, Malaysia, Tropical Africa and The United States Bark Details Bark is buish–grey, soft, with irregular furrows on the younger branches, spines 1-2
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Trifoliate
Description of Species Small or medium-sized tree; spines 1-2, axillary, strong; Leaf compound, leaflets ovate, ovate-lanceolate or elliptic,terminal one larger, entire or crenulate, acuminate or obtuse, glabrous, base cuneate or rounded. Flowers white or greenish-white, in very numerous lateral and subterminal simple panicles, appearing with the new leaves. Berry globose or ovoid, woody, (larger in cultivated forms). Seeds embedded in a clear mucilage and yellow, sweety aromatic pulp. Leaf Details Leaf compound, leaflets ovate, ovate-lanceolate or elliptic,terminal one larger, entire or crenulate, acuminate or obtuse, glabrous, base cuneate or rounded.
 

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