Herbarium JCB

Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Dalbergia latifolia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
Common name : East Indian Rosewood, Black Rosewood, Bombay Black wood, Indonesian Rosewood
Vernacular name : Sitsal, Shisham, Pahari-sissoo (Hin.); Beete mara (Kan.); Erivadi, Tawadi, Eetti, Thodagatthi (Tam.); Jittegi, Gitegi, Zitregi, Yerrapatsaru, Cittegi, Irugudu (Tel.); Gaisisu, Sisua, Sissoo, Jadimari (Ori.)
Key identification features : A large erect deciduous tree that generally flowers with the new foliage. Bark grey-brown with irregular short cracks, exfoliating in thin, fibrous longitudinal flakes. Leaves are compound with 7-9 leaflets, which are broad at the free end, either rounded or with a small cleft at the apex. Flowers are small, white and appear on an axillary panicle, which is shorter than the leaves. Stamens are nine with their filaments fused. The fruit is 1-4-seeded, rather flattened pod.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : July-February
Comments : Common in mixed deciduous forests and hills of Eastern Ghats to 1300 m. Yields a valuable timber.
Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Andaman Islands (India), Nepal, Indonesia, Himalaya, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Dalbergia latifolia. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.