Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dalbergia sissoo Roxb

Shisham

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species: sissoo
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000329
Common name: Shisham,
English name: Shisham, North Indian rosewood
Arabic name: سرسوع
Native: India, Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan India
(PGR): Common

Deciduous tree,  grow up to 25 m, 2-3 in diam leaves  pinnately  compound, flowers whitish to pink, fragrant, in dense clusters Pods are oblong, flat, thin, strap-like, 4 to 8 cm  long, 1 cm  wide, and light brown They contain one to five flat, bean-shaped seeds, 8 to 10 mm long

Soil:  prefers sandy soil Heavy litter fall decomposes to enrich the soil with nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon

street trees, shade and shelter. It is the best known economic timber species.

Amerimnon sisso (Roxb) Kuntze

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Texture: Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds and suckers
Flowering time: Early spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.1-7.8
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Street tree Timber
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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