Scientific Name : Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : A small evergreen tree with drooping branches. Leaves : Alternate, elliptic-oblong, acute, coriaceous, dark-green, distantly serrulate, wavy, stipules small. Inflorescence : Axillary Flowers : Dioecious, male flowers axillary, crowded, sepals 3-6, oblong, stamens 2-4, filaments united below. Female flowers 1-3, in axillary, sepals elliptic, obtuse, concave. Ovary hairy, 3-celled, styles 3, recurved, hairy, stigma crescent-shaped. Fruit : Drupe ellipsoid, pointed, white-hairy. Flowering and Fruiting Time : March - May Significance : Fruits are used as charms to keep children in good health.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
पुत्रजीवी, Lucky Bean Tree, Child-Life Tree,
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Synonym(s):
Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus. Putranjiva sphaerocarpa Müll.Arg. Cyclostemon racemosus Zipp. ex Span.
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Family:
Putranjivaceae
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Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa) -
Created On:
03-09-2022
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