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Division |
Angiosperms |
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Class |
Dicotyledons |
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Subclass |
Polypetalae |
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Series |
Calyciflorae |
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Order |
Rosales |
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Family |
Fabaceae |
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Genus |
Dalbergia |
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Species |
sissoo |
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Botanical name: |
Dalbergia sissoo Rox. |
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Local/TradenNames: |
Shisham |
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Conservation status: |
Wild in gangetic plain. Plantation raised in India. |
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Digonestic features:
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Bark grey, longitudinal furrowed;Leaflets 3-5.
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Description:
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Large tree, upto 20 m tall. Bark grey,reticulately fissured. Leaves imparipinnate;leaflets 3-5, alternate, 2.5-6.5 cm in diameter, stalked, broad-ovate or rhomboid, sharply acuminate. Flowers 5-7 mm long, pale-white, in 2.5-3.5 cm long racemes. Pods upto 6-8 x 1-1.5 x cm, pale-brown, flat. Seeds 1-4, flatened. |
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Phenology: |
Fls.: Apr.-June. Frts.: Sept.-Jan. |
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Distribution:
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India up to 1500 m in the Himalaya, introduced throughout the tropical. |
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Where to see it: |
Medicinal Plant Garden.
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Uses:
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High class furniture and cabinet wood;also used for railway sleepers, musical instruments, charpai legs and carving. Yields a fixed oil. Leaves used as fodder. Sissoo wood is classed among excellent fuel woods; also very suitable for charcoal- making. |