Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Caesalpinia | Species: Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Linn.) Sw.( गुलेटुरा ) |
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| Synonym | Poinciana bijuga Lour., Poinciana elata Lour. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Krishna chura,Peacock Flower | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Dwarf Poinciana | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Guletura | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 300 To1000 M | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, straight |
| Habitat | Widely cultivated or escaped throughout world tropics | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Probably native in northern central America, | Bark Details | Young bark remaining purple-red and retaining prickles for a long time, mature bark turns gray-brown, becoming smoother but may retain prickles |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub, nearly 2 m in height, branches sometimes slightly prickly. Leaves bipinnate, pinnae 4-12 pairs, opposite,. Leaflets 1.2-1.3 cm long, 3-7 mm broad. Flowers in erect terminal raceme, variously orange yellow and red coloured.calyx petaloid, deeply cleft .corolla petals unequal, clawed, yellow or red, imbricate .stamens 10 free. Ovary flat, monocarpellary, ovules few, style filiform, stigma terminal. Fruit a pod, straight | Leaf Details | Leaves bipinnate, pinnae 4-12 pairs, opposite,. Leaflets 1.2-1.3 cm long, 3-7 mm broad. |
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