Botanical Name: Trema orientalis (L.) Bl.[Ulmaceae]
Common Name: Indian Charcoal Tree, घोळ Gol, कापशी Kapshi, खरगोळ Khargol
Distribution: India: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu
Flowering Class: Dicot
Habit: Small tree
Habitat: Semi-Deciduous forests and plains
Flowering and Fruiting:
The Plant
This tree grows very fast.
Young sapling
Stem
Smooth bark.
Leaves
Mostly leaves are present all the time on this tree, but during March-April, leaves are renewed.
Leaf adaxial view and abaxial view
Leaf turned yellow
Flower
Male and Female flowers are separate but on the same tree. Flowers appear in dense clusters. Flowers do not have any petals. Male flowers has lobed calyx and 4 to 5 stamens. Female flower 2 style and sepals but sepals are smaller than that of Male flower.
Fruit
Fruits are tiny, green when raw and turn black when they ripe. There is just one seed in the fruit.
Fruits are eaten by birds.
Common Name: Indian Charcoal Tree, घोळ Gol, कापशी Kapshi, खरगोळ Khargol
Distribution: India: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu
Flowering Class: Dicot
Habit: Small tree
Habitat: Semi-Deciduous forests and plains
Flowering and Fruiting:
The Plant
This tree grows very fast.
Young sapling
Stem
Smooth bark.
Leaves
Mostly leaves are present all the time on this tree, but during March-April, leaves are renewed.
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| Maroon-pinkish colour at the base the young leaves |
Leaf adaxial view and abaxial view
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| Adaxial view |
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| Adaxial view |
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| Arrangement of Leaves |
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| Serration on adaxial side |
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| Serration on abaxial side |
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| Leaf Stalk |
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| Hair on Stalk |
Leaf turned yellow
Flower
Male and Female flowers are separate but on the same tree. Flowers appear in dense clusters. Flowers do not have any petals. Male flowers has lobed calyx and 4 to 5 stamens. Female flower 2 style and sepals but sepals are smaller than that of Male flower.
Fruit
Fruits are tiny, green when raw and turn black when they ripe. There is just one seed in the fruit.
Fruits are eaten by birds.
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