North Indian Rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo
Also known as Indiana dalbergia, Shisham, Sissoo
Tree
About North Indian Rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo, known commonly as North Indian rosewood or shisham, is a fast-growing, hardy, deciduous rosewood tree native to the Indian subcontinent and southern Iran. D. sissoo is a large, crooked tree with long, leathery leaves and whitish or pink flowers.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dalbergia sissoo
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Indo-Himalayan
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, India, Tropical Africa, West Asia, Myanmar, Bhutan
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April (Fl.); Marchch onwards (Fr.)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- शीशम Shisham, Shisham, Sissu
- Nepali
- सिसौ Sisau, सिसौ
- Bengali
- শিশু গাছ
- Tamil
- Chichamaram, Chiche, சிசு மரம்
- Telugu
- Errasisso, Errasissu, శిశం చెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಶಿಂಶಪೆ Shimshape, ಶಿಂಶುಪ Shimshupa, ಬಿರಿಡಿ Biridi
- Malayalam
- ഇരുപുല് Irupul, ഇരുവില് Iruvil, Oivala-sesba
- Marathi
- शिसव Shisav, शीशम Shisham, शिसवी
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
North Indian Rosewood belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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