Anogeissus sericea

• Botanical Name : Anogeissus sericea Brandis
• Synonyms : Anogeissus latifolia var. Parvifolia C.B. Clarke
• Common Name : Dhao, Dhankra, Ghavad
• Plant Family : Combretaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Anogeissus sericea Plant :

• Habit : Small trees or large shrubs, with whitish-brown, fissured bark.
• Leaves : Elliptic or oblong, shortly petiolate.
• Flowers : Yellow, axillary, globose.
• Fruit : Golden-brown, broadly trapezoidal.
• Flowering and fruiting Time : December - April
• Significance : It is used as a timber-wood plant.