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Botanical Name: Buchanania cochinchinensis
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Family: Anacardiaceae
Common Name: चारोळी, चार
Etymology - Genus: Named for Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, 19th century Scottish physician and botanist; in later years, he was the superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens
Etymology - Species: Of or from Cochinchina, an old name for Taiwan
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Vetal Hill, Taljai Hill
Description: Medium size deciduous tree with characteristic crocodile bark. In absence of flowers, can be confused with Madhuca longifolia var latifolia (उत्तर मोह) which has similar leaf lamina. चारोळी has square flakes on the bark, while उत्तर मोह often has circular rings on the bark.Leaves are arranged at the terminal end of the branch.Leaves are oblong and coriaceous.Pyramidal or panicles inflorescence with greenish white flowers.Flower has five free petals with 5 stamen (verify).1cm spherical fruit, bright green turns to black when ripe.Each fruit has one edible seed called चारोळी.
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Root type: Taproot-Woody hard
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Square cracked flakes
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Medium size deciduous tree with characteristic crocodile bark. In absence of flowers, can be confused with Madhuca longifolia var latifolia (उत्तर मोह) which has similar leaf lamina. चारोळी has square flakes on the bark, while उत्तर मोह often has circular rings on the bark.
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Photo Description: on L: Madhuca longifolia var latifolia (उत्तर मोह) and on R: Buchanania cochinchinensis (चारोळी)
Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Pulvinus
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Leaves are arranged at the terminal end of the branch.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Oblong
Lamina Bases: Rounded-Base
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Coriaceous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaves are oblong and coriaceous.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Panicle
Bract:
Inflorescence Description: Pyramidal or panicles inflorescence with greenish white flowers.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Valvate
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Floral Parts - Characters
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Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
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Floral Parts Description: Flower has five free petals with 5 stamen (verify).
Fruit type:
Fruit type Description: 1cm spherical fruit, bright green turns to black when ripe.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: Epigeal
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Seed Description: Each fruit has one edible seed called चारोळी.
