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Presentation on HARDWICKIA BINATA

by

G.PUGALENDERAN

BSF-09-021

Classification

Kingdom :Plantae

Class : Magnoliopsida

Sub class : Rosidae Order : Fabales

Family : Ceaselpiniodeae Genus : Hardwickia Specific epithet : binata Botanical name : Hardwickia binata

Distribution

Native :

Philippines , Thailand, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iran, Laos, Cambodia.

India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.

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

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.

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

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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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.

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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