Bistendu is a small deciduous tree with spiny
trunk and spiny older branches.
Leaves are elliptic lanceshaped, somewhat heart-shaped at the base and sharp
or blunt at the tip. They are smooth above and velvety on the underside.
Male and female flowers grow on separate trees. Male flowers are borne in
3-flowered clusters, and the female ones singly. Flowers are creamy white
or greenish-white, tubular, with 4 petals which are curved back. Sepals
are ovate, velvety. Stamens of male flowers are longer than the flower
tube. Fruit is spherical, cherry sized, yellow when ripe.
Flowering: March-April.
Identification credit: Kiran Thumma
Photographed in Delhi & Mumbai.
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