Dalbergia lanceolaria L.f.

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Dalbergia lanceolaria tree

Dalbergia lanceolaria seeds

Dalbergia lanceolaria leaf twig

Dalbergia lanceolaria fruit

Dalbergia lanceolaria flower

Dalbergia lanceolaria bark

🗒 Synonyms

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🗒 Common Names

Assamese	Meda-luwa Mouhit
Bengali	Chakemdia
English	--
Gujarati	તણતોશી Tantoshi
Hin	Takoli
Hindi	टाकोली Takoli हर्दी Hardi
Kannada	Pachadi ಬಿಳಿ ಬಿಟೆ Bili Beete
Malayalam	കണ്ണന് വാക Kannan Vaaka വെള്ളീട്ടി Velliitti
Marathi	दोण्डुस Dondus. फणशी Phanshi
Oriya	Dodilo
Other	Bastard Rose Wood Beluga Maram Birmunga Chapot Siris Dandus Kannanvaka Keadcadlomdaru Pachalimaram Pinekanni Piri Velleeti ಶ್ವೇತ ಬೀಟೆ Shweta Beete ಹಸರುಗೋಣಿ Hasarugoni
Rajasthani	Barbat Passi
Sanskrit	गोरक्ष Goraksha
Tamil	Erigai Velangu எரிகை Erikai காட்டுப்பச்சிலை Kattuppachalai
Telugu	కొండపచారీ Kondapachari తెల్లవిరుగుడు Tellavirugudu
Urdu	Dandous

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Tree

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Bark pale grey with greenish yellow tinge. Leaf compound, 17 leaflets. Flower lilac. Fruit thin, flat pod, tapering ends.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Habit: Medium Sized Tree

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

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SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

No Data

📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

References

Type Information

No Data

📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Leaf Fall

January--March

Flowering

April--May

Fruiting

September--December

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Reproduction

Propagation Techniques

Direct sowing of seeds.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Migration

Dispersal

Dispersers

Dispersers: Wind

Pollinators

Pollinators: Bee,Insect

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Life Expectancy

Size

Seed Size

0.7 cm.

Tree Height

6 m.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Growth

High

Competitiveness

Medium

Where To Plant

Field border,Avenue

Growth Rate

moderate growing

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

Drainage

Moderate

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Morphology

Growth Form

Tree

Tree Type

Deciduous

Canopy

Semi

Leaf Type

Hunse like

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038
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Field Tips

The pods match perfectly with the leaves.

Flower

In axillayy panicles, pale pink. Flowering peaks during April.

Fruit

A pod, lanceolate, faintly nerved, dark green. Seeds1-3. Fruiting May onwards.

Leaf Apices

Obtuse

Leaf arrangement

Alternate distichous

Leaf Bases

Cuneate

Leaf Margins

Entire

Leaf Shapes

Obovate

Leaf Types

Imparipinnate

Habit

A densely foliaceous tree.

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Miscellaneous Details

Interesting Facts

Leaves used to cure rheumatic pain.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Notes: Dry and moist deciduous forests.

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

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📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Open forests

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Common on hills up to 600-1400m on the deciduous slopes. India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma.

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Distribution

Description

Throughout India except Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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Global Distribution

India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Maharastra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh

Indian Distribution

Eastern Assam

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Maharashtra: Kolhapur Kerala: Idukki, Malapuram, Palakkad

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

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Endemic Distribution

Nativity

Native

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

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No Data

📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

No Data

📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

Not Evaluated

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038
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Threats

Legislation

CITES Status

Appendix II

Protection Legal Status

No Data

📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

System of Medicines Used In

Ayurveda

Folk medicine

Siddha

Sowa-Rigpa

Medicinal :

Medicinal : Bark,Seed

Food:

Food: Inedible

Fodder:

Fodder: Goat,cattle

Fuelwood:

Good fuelwood

Services And Uses

Nitrogen fixing, Wind break, Nectar source, Timber

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038
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System Of Medicines Used In

Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Sowa-Rigpa, Siddha

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=751

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Apis dorsata nesting site. Fruits eaten by spotted deer, mouse deer. Timber is highly valued. Leaves are eaten by elephants. Bark is used for medicinal purposes.

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Folklore

Management

No Data

📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=751

Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002

Information Listing > References

D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=751
Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002

Floristic diversity of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa

Images

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📚 Meta data

Meta data

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Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2038
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