Holigarna grahamii
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| Holigarna grahamii | |
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| Holigarna grahamii fruiting branch | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Holigarna |
| Species: | H. grahamii
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| Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz
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Holigarna grahamii is a large tree belonging to the family Anacardaceae. It is found in western India. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome[1].
Description
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The leaves are simple, alternate, and clustered towards the ends of branches. They are tomentose on the lower surface, rhomboidal in shape, and measure 15–45 × 10–20 cm. The secondary nerves are arranged in 25–35 pairs, and the petiole is 2 cm long, stout, and tomentose, with two pairs of appendages. The flowers are white and polygamous, occurring in terminal tomentose panicles. The fruit is ellipsoid, measuring 2.5 cm, with the seed partially exerted from a fleshy torus.
References
[edit]- ^ "Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-20.