Dalbergia reniformis

Dalbergia reniformis[1] is a wetland-dependent tree native to Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.[2] It is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.[3][4]

Dalbergia reniformis
In Bangladesh
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species:
D. reniformis
Binomial name
Dalbergia reniformis
Roxb.

In Bangladesh, it is found Haor wetland of the Sylhet Division. It is locally known as Karoch in Sunamganj, Sylhet area of Bangladesh. It is a small tree.[5] The branches brown-silky and the leaves are compound, imparipinnate, alternate; leaflets 7-11, ca. 15-27 x 4-5 cm long, ovate, rounded at base, acute at apex, coriaceous, glabrescent. The flowers in axillary panicles, dense, silky; calyx ca. 30 cm long, white, standard obovate; stamens in two bundles. The fruit is Pod, ca. 2.5-3 x 0.6 - 0.7 cm, glabrous, fleshy when ripe, joints reniform.

The tree has strong adaption capacities to survive in water for up to six months or more. Serving as windbreaker and protect soil erosion at the Haor area of Bangladesh during the rainy season. It is the dominant tree in Ratargul freshwater flooded forest in Bangladesh.

References
  1. "Dalbergia reniformis Roxb. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
  2. "HerbWeb - Results Page". apps.kew.org.
  3. "Dalbergia reniformis Roxb". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. "Dalbergia reniformis (Fabaceae)". phytochem.nal.usda.gov. U.S.: United States National Agricultural Library. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. "Dalbergia reniformis Roxb". India Biodiversity Portal.
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