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Presentation on HARDWICKIA BINATA
by
G.PUGALENDERAN
BSF-09-021
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Classification
Kingdom :Plantae
Class : Magnoliopsida
Sub class : Rosidae Order : Fabales
Family : Ceaselpiniodeae Genus : Hardwickia Specific epithet : binata Botanical name : Hardwickia binata
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Distribution
Native :
Philippines , Thailand, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iran, Laos, Cambodia.
India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.
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Habit
Hardwickia binata is a moderate-sized to large tree, up to 24-30 m tall, girth 1.8-3 m with a clean cylindrical bole up to 12-15 m.
Bark of saplings almost silvery white and smooth, the tree gets older to dark grey
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Habitat
Altitude: 0-300 m, Mean annual temperature: 22-34 deg. C, Mean annual rainfall: 250-1500 mm Soil type: The tree grows best on sandstone, It
tolerates acidic to neutral soils.
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Description
Leaves : alternate, stipules small, leaflet sessile, entire, 2.5-6.5 cm long
Inflorescence : long, slender racemes in terminal panicles, bracts minute, caducous
Calyx : 5 mm long, sepals distinct, membranous, sometimes dotted, ovate or orbicular petaloid, yellowish-green.
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Petals absent
Stamens 10, filaments slender, mostly with fertile anthers.
Ovary oblong, stigma large, peltate
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Pods : strap-shaped, narrowedat both the ends, 5-11 cm long, 1.3-2.5 cm wide, dehiscing at the apex, compressed, glabrous, veined
Seed : 1, near the tip of the pod
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Functional uses
Fodder: Leaves contain about 9% crude protein, but the amount varies with the age of the leaves.
Fuel: H. binata provides excellent firewood and good charcoal.
Fibre: The bark yields a strong fibre largely employed for making ropes.
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Cont……
Timber: The wood is perhaps the hardest and heaviest in India. The sapwood is small and white, the heartwood dark reddish-brown streaked with purple; used for beams and mine props, bridge and house construction, agricultural implements, carts and wheel work.
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Reference
Plantation Trees by R.K.Luna, IFS.Nursery Manual for Propagation method of tree
species by D.M.Bhat, Vidya S Swamy, N.H.Ravindranath
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