Chandigarh Forests
Department of Forest & Wildlife
UT Administration
Chandigarh
Department of Forest & Wildlife
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Division
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Angiosperms |
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Class
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Dicotledons |
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Subclass
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Apetalae |
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Order |
Euphorbiales |
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Family |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Genus |
Bischofia |
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Species |
javanica |
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Etymology: |
In honour of G.W. Bischoff (1797-1859) Botanist at Heidelberg. |
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Botanical name:
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Bischofia javanica Blume |
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Local/Trade names: |
Uriam, Bhillar, Bischop Wood, Toog Tree, Java Cedar, Paniyala. |
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Conservation status:
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Commonly found wild. Cultivated at Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. |
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Digonestic features: |
Occur in moist plates; leaves trifoliate. |
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Description: |
Large deciduous tree. Bark dark brown, exfoliates in angular scales. Leaves 3-foliate, variable in size; leaflets 6-10 x 2-6 cm, ovate-oblong, acuminate, crenate. Flowers greenish in terminal panicles; male flowers minute; female flowers 1-1.5 cm. Fruits a berry, globose, brown when fully ripe. |
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Phenology:
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Fls.: March-June. Frts.: November-February. |
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Distribution:
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Native of India. Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaya, Pacific Islands. |
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Where to see it: |
Arboretum near Japanese Garden Gate No. 2 and Ficus Grove. |
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Uses: |
Wood used for constructional purposes like bridges, housepots, rafters. etc. Being especially durable under water, preferred for boats and dugouts, wells and pile foundations. Also suitable for cheap pencils, tea-chests, and heavy packing cases. Bark contains tannin; also yields a red dye employed to dye rattan baskets. Bark used for throat trouble. Fruits edible. Seeds yield a drying oil. |
