Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Burseraceae | Genus: Boswellia | Species: Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.( सलाई ) |
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| Synonym | Boswellia balsamifera Spreng., Boswellia glabra Roxb., Boswellia thurifera Roxb. ex Fleming, Chloroxylon dupada Buch.-Ham. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Shallaki | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Olibanum Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Salai | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 900 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid, trigonous, pyrenes 3, seed 3 |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Western Himalaya , outer hills of Central and South India, tropical Africa | Bark Details | Bark yellowish-white with dark blotches, exfoliations thin, papery, smooth flakes, blaze red, exudation white gum-resin, branchlets pubescent |
| Distribution in Haryana | M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees,up to 20 m high, bark yellowish-white with dark blotches, exfoliation thin papery, smooth flakes, blaze red. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, apically clustered, estipulate, rachis 11-44 cm. Leaflets 15-31, sessile or subsessile, opposite or subopposite.Lamina 0.8-9.5 x 0.5-3.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, oblong-lanceolate, oblong-ovate.Flowers bisexual, small, white, in axillary or subterminal fascicled racemes. Calyx pubescent, tube broadly campanulate, short, lobes 5-7, persistent,petals 5-7, 7 x 2.5-4 mm, white, ovate-oblong, shortly clawed, inflexed at apex pubescent out side except margin .Stamens 10, free. Ovary sessile, superior, ovoid, 3-celled, ovules 2 in each cell. Style to 3 mm, grooved. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit a drupe, ovoid, trigonous, pyrenes 3, seed 3 | Leaf Details | Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, apically clustered, estipulate. Rachis slender, pubescent, swollen at base |
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