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Dalbergia sissoo Sensu Miq.

Synonym: Dalbergia pseudo-sissoo Miq.
Dalbergia sissoo unripe fruit
Dalbergia sissoo unripe fruit
Dalbergia sissoo tree
Dalbergia sissoo tree
Dalbergia sissoo seeds
Dalbergia sissoo seeds
Dalbergia sissoo ripe fruit
Dalbergia sissoo ripe fruit
Dalbergia sissoo leaf twig
Dalbergia sissoo leaf twig
Dalbergia sissoo flowerinset
Dalbergia sissoo flowerinset
Dalbergia sissoo flower
Dalbergia sissoo flower
Dalbergia sissoo bark
Dalbergia sissoo bark
Dalbergia sissoo unripe fruit
Dalbergia sissoo tree
Dalbergia sissoo seeds
Dalbergia sissoo ripe fruit
Dalbergia sissoo leaf twig
Dalbergia sissoo flowerinset
Dalbergia sissoo flower
Dalbergia sissoo bark
🗒 Synonyms
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🗒 Common Names
English
  • Indian Rosewood
Hin
  • Sisu
Hindi
  • काला शीशम Kala-shisham
  • विलायती शीशम Vilayati Shisham
Kannada
  • Sissoo
  • ಬೀಟೆ Beete
Konkani
  • सीसो Siso
Malayalam
  • ഈട്ടി Iitti
  • കരിവീട്ടി Karivittti
  • വീട്ടി Viitti
Marathi
  • काळारुख Kalarukh
  • शिसव Sisau
Other
  • Black Rosewood
  • Blackwood Tree
  • Bombay Blackwood
  • East Indian Rosewood
  • Indian Blackwood
  • Indian Palisandre
  • Indian Rosewood
  • Java Palisandre
  • Malabar Rosewood
  • Roseta Rosewood
  • Shisham
Sanskrit
  • शिंशपा Shinshapa
Tamil
  • தோதகத்தி Totakatti
  • நூக்கம் Nukkam
Telugu
  • ఇరుగుడుచెట్టు Iruguducettu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: Tree
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors 
Sanjana Julias Thilakar
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Bark grey, furrowed. Leaves acuminate.
    Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
    Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
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      📚 Natural History
      Cyclicity
      Leaf Fall

      January--February

      Flowering

      March

      Fruiting

      April--May

      Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
      Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY_NC
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        Reproduction
        Propagation Techniques

        Direct sowing of seeds.

        Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
        Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
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          Dispersal
          Dispersers

          Dispersers: Wind

          Pollinators

          Pollinators: Bee,Insect

          Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
          Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY_NC
          References 
            Size
            Seed Size

            0.8 cm.

            Tree Height

            20 m.

            Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
            Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY_NC
            References 
              Growth
              High
              Competitiveness

              Medium

              Where To Plant

              Field border,Avenue,Wet area

              Growth Rate

              moderate growing

              Drought Tolerance

              Moderate

              Drainage

              Moderate

              Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
              Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
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                Morphology

                Growth Form

                Tree
                Tree
                Tree Type

                Deciduous

                Canopy

                Semi

                Leaf Type

                Hunse like

                Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY_NC
                References 
                  Miscellaneous Details
                  Interesting Facts

                  Excellent pioneer species to restore land that is degraded and has poor soil conditions; also very wind resistant. Also provides good quality timber.

                  Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                  Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    Notes: Cultivated for timber
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Habitat and Distribution
                      Description
                      Throughout India, except Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
                      Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                      Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY_NC
                      References 
                        Maharashtra: Common throughout
                        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Endemic Distribution
                          Nativity

                          Native

                          Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                          Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY_NC
                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Demography and Conservation
                            Conservation Status
                            Not Evaluated
                            Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                            Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY_NC
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses
                              Medicinal :

                              Medicinal : Bark,Leaf,Root

                              Food:

                              Food: Inedible

                              Fodder:

                              Fodder: Goat

                              Fuelwood:

                              Good fuelwood

                              Pest Management:

                              Pest management: Leaf

                              Services And Uses

                              Nitrogen fixing, Wind break, Nectar source, Timber, Implements

                              Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                              Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY_NC
                              References 
                                No Data
                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000

                                New host records of polyphagous Lepidoptera on Ban Oak Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus (Fabaceae) in the Garhwal Himalaya, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                First record of a coreid bug Anhomoeus fusiformis Hsiao (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anhomoeini) from India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Diversity and status of avifauna in man-made sacred ponds of Kurukshetra, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Butterfly diversity in human-modified ecosystems of southern Sikkim, the eastern Himalaya, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Important Bird and Biodiversity Area of Assam

                                Mayur Bawri

                                Food habit and feeding pattern of Great One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Assam

                                Pranjal Mahananda

                                A Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus rescued from Godda District of Jharkhand, India

                                Indian BIRDS

                                The Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus re-using an old Grey Heron Ardea cinerea nest

                                Indian BIRDS

                                Angiosperm diversity in Doaba region of Punjab, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Seasonal variations in food plant preferences of reintroduced Rhinos Rhinoceros unicornis (Mammalia: Perrissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) in Manas National Park, Assam, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Flora of Fergusson College campus, Pune, India: monitoring changes over half a century

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Distribution of vultures in Uttar Pradesh, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                A checklist of the flowering plants of Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                A preliminary study on butterflies of the Kathlaur-Kaushlian Wildlife Sanctuary, Pathankot, Punjab, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Seasonal diversity of butterflies and their larval food plants in the surroundings of upper Neora Valley National Park, a sub-tropical broad leaved hill forest in the eastern Himalayan landscape, West Bengal, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Status of wetland birds of Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Haryana, India

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Past and present status of the Indian Tiger in northern West Bengal, India: an overview

                                Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                Distribution of vultures in uttar pradesh

                                Thomas Vattakaven

                                40 common trees

                                Ravi Vaidyanathan

                                Appendix 9 Botanical Assessment at Sacred Groves

                                cepfrit

                                Appendix 3 Protocol for Sacred Groves Ecological Monitoring

                                cepfrit

                                Notes on Hawk Moths ( Lepidoptera — Sphingidae ) in the Karwar-Dharwar transect , peninsular India : a tribute to T . R . D . Bell ( 1863-1948 ) 1

                                Yash Sondhi

                                Common Trees of Delhi

                                Thomas Vattakaven
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                                📚 Meta data
                                Meta data
                                Map4.tif
                                Dalbergia sissoo_LC.tif
                                4 Hunse-like leaf.tif
                                Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                                Attributions Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2040
                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
                                Licenses CC_BY_NC
                                References 
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                                  🐾 Taxonomy
                                  RootRoot
                                  KingdomPlantae
                                  PhylumTracheophyta
                                  ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                  OrderFabales
                                  FamilyFabaceae
                                  GenusDalbergia
                                  SpeciesDalbergia pseudo-sissoo Miq.
                                  📊 Temporal Distribution
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