Takoli / Basterd Rosewood
Dalbergia lanceolaria
Also known as Bombay Blackwood, Indonesian Rosewood, Malabar Rosewood
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dalbergia lanceolaria
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mixed deciduous forests and hill slopes
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Takoli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Takoli itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- टकोली Takoli, bili beete
- Nepali
- बाँदरे शिरिष Baandare Shirish
- Tamil
- Erigai
- Telugu
- Nagulapachari
- Kannada
- ಹಸಿರುಗಣಿ Hasiru gani, ಬೆಲಗ Belaga, ಬಿಳಿಬೀಟೆ Bili beete
- Malayalam
- Mannavitti, വെള്ളീട്ടി
- Marathi
- Dandus
About Takoli
Basterd Rosewood (Dalbergia lanceolaria) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in mixed deciduous forests and hill slopes. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Takoli belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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