| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Common Name | Mysore gum |
| Origin | Australia |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Capsule. Seed weight: 3,67,400 (Luna, 1996) to 800000 seeds/kg (Kindt et al.,1997; Chacko et al., 2002). Vernacular name: Hybrid (Malayalam), Thayila maram (Tamil), Safeda (Hindi) (Chacko et al.,2002). Flowering season: One month before fruiting, April to May (Bose et al., 1998). Fruiting season: In autumn - October to November; Summer - May to June. February to March or October to November (Luna 1996 ; Chacko et al., 2002). Germination type: Epigeal (Chacko et al.,2002). Germination percentage: Up to 90 (Kumar and Bhanja, 1992; Chacko et al., 2002). Method of propagation: Cuttings obtained from coppice shoots treated with 4000 ppm IBA in talcum, root in partially controlled environment conditions in a mist chamber (Chaturvedi et al., 1992). Natural regeneration is rarely observed where E. tereticornis is planted as an exo |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark white, smooth; branchlets apically angular, pubescent when young. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate[ seedling leaves opposite; petiole to 25 mm long, adult leaves 10-20 x 1-2 cm, ovate, elliptic, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, base subacute, cuneate or oblique, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous, gland-dotted; lateral nerves many, flowers bisexual, white, fruit a capsule, 6-8 x 4-5 mm, pedicellate, truncate-globular, disc ascending; seeds many. |
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