42,755
edits
Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Changes
→External Links
[[File:Leaflet of (Dalbergia sissoo) North Indian rosewood tree.jpg|thumb|right|''Simsapa', ''Dalbergia sissoo'']]
'''SimsapaDalbergia sissoo''' is a deciduous medium-sized tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole is often crooked and branchless for up to 8 metres, occasionally for as much as 20 metres. A It is a valuable timber in India, where it can fetch the same prices as teak. It is cultivated as a forest tree in southern Asia and tropical Africa, and for shade, windbreak, erosion control etc in some areas. The tree is often grown as an ornamental and street tree.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Worm infestation}}, {{Uses|Emaciation}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract disorders}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Blood disorders}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=agaruAgaru, biradeBirade, karimaraKarimara, nooke Nooke mara, shishmabageShishmabage|ml=rupulRupul, iruvilIruvil, pivalaPivala-sesba, sisamSisam, sissuSissu, tali|sa=aguruAguru, kapilaKapila-sinsapa, pichhilaPichhila, pipalaPipala, shingshupaShingshupa, simsapaSimsapa|ta= cicumaram Cicumaram , tesimaramTesimaram|te=errasissuErrasissu, sissuSissu, sissuSissu-karra|hi=shishamShisham, sissuSissu|en=Shisham}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Pinnate|alternateAlternate|Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 3-5, 2.5-6 x 2-5.5 cm, ovate, obovate or orbicular, base rounded to cuneate, apex cuspidate or acuminate, coriaceous, puberulous to pubescent when young, glabrous when mature; petiolules 3-5 mm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary or terminal panicle|Cream|9| Flowers cream coloured, 6-8 mm long, subsessile. Calyx 4-6 mm long, campanulate, puberulous without; lobes oblong. Petals exserted; standard to 8 x 5 mm, obovate, long-clawed. Stamens 9, monadelphous. Ovary long-stipitate, pubescent}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-7 x 0.8-1 cm| linearLinear-oblong, base cuneate, apex acute|Seeds 1-3|}}
===Other features===
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/15/dalbergia-sissoo-sisham-shimshapa/ "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/15/dalbergia-sissoo-sisham-shimshapa/ "Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Dalbergia_sissoo.html#Cultivation Cultivation details]</ref>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dalbergia+sissooDalbergia sissoo on theferns.info]* [https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Dalbergia_sissoo_(Indian_Rosewood).htmDalbergia sissoo on lucidcentral.org]* [http://www.ijrpc.com/files/32-3111.pdfDalbergia sissoo on ijrpc.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
