Putranjiva
Putranjiva Drypetes roxburghii
(Amla /Castor family)
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As Hedge |
Putranjiva makes one of the best clipped ever green hedges of all Indian plants. The oil from the seeds was once used as a lamp fuel. The leaves make a good cattle fodder.
A handsome medium sized tree evergreen tree with long drooping branchlets bearing dark glossy leaves. Lacking conspicuous flowers. The attraction of this tree lies in the grace and geometry of its foliage. Native to moist evergreen forest, it does surprizingly well in Delhi. It is often kept clipped down to form dense hedge. Can be seen in Race course Road where the PM lives, is the only Putranjiva avenue in Lutyens' Delhi. Lots on the road leading to Rastrapati Bhavan from INS India. Two pruned trees in front of teen Murti Bhawan. Shakti sthal has dense grove
Putranjiva tree is especially used for treating female infertility. It improves female fertility and helps in conception. As the seeds of the tree are especially used for treating female infertility this could be reason why this tree is called Putranjiva or Child life tree.
Seasons :
Leaves: Evergreen with paler new flushes in April and again in early July. Leaves up to 13 cm long thin , textured, dark green and glossy on top, paler and dull beneath. New leaves start out conspicuously lighter green.. The edge of the leaf is very finely toothed and usually wavy as well. The base of a leaf is asymmetrical.
Flowers : in early April. Flowers tine , without petals. Male and female flower grows from leaf axis on separate trees. Male flowers are yellowish and crowded in dense clusters, on short stalk. Female flowers are greenish, solitary or on 2-3 growing at the end of slightly longer stalks.
Fruit : from quickly (only on female trees) after the flowers but do not ripen till February or March of the following year. Small one seeded green at first turning dull or pale grey as it ripens, The stone inside is wrinkled and very hard,
Bark : corky grey or yellowish studded with white dots.
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