As recorded for Dasni
Rhus mysorensis
Dasni / Indian Sumac दसनी
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-February
Dasni in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | दसनी | Dasni, Dansara, Darsan |
| Telugu | Not recorded | Sitha, Sundari |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Chippamaram |
| Marathi | अम्बॊनी | Amboni |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- दसनी Dasni, Dansara, Darsan
- Telugu
- Sitha, Sundari
- Malayalam
- Chippamaram
- Marathi
- अम्बॊनी Amboni
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Searsia mysorensis. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Pakistan to India.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub jungles and foothills of dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Rajasthan →Delhi →Karnataka →
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How to identify Dasni
Identify Dasni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Scrambling shrubby sumac relative.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate.
- Confirm leaf shape: Pinnately compound, small leaflets.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Anacardiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dasni.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhus mysorensis
- Genus
- Rhus
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and foothills of dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- TrifoliaterecordedA compound leaf made of exactly three leaflets.“Leaves are trifoliate or rarely 5-foliate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Pinnately compound, small leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dasni itself; the rest are typical of the Anacardiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Typical of the Anacardiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Dasni
Indian Sumac (Rhus mysorensis) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Delhi, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in scrub jungles and foothills of dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to February.
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
Dasni belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
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