Chionanthus zeylanicus L., Sp. Pl. 8 1753. (syn: Chionanthus dichotomus Roxb.; Chionanthus zeylanicus var. dichotomus (Roxb.) Bahadur & R.C.Gaur; Linociera dichotoma (Roxb.) Wall. ex DC.; Linociera purpurea var. dichotoma Wall. ex C.B.Clarke; Linociera zeylanica (L.) Gamble); India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP; Habit- Trees up to 10 m tall. Trunk\bark- Bark greyish, scaly; blaze cream. Branchlets- Branchlets terete, lenticellate, glabrous. Leaves- Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole up to 0.7 cm long, planoconvex to slightly canaliculate when dry, glabrous; lamina 4-7 x 1.5-3 cm, obovate or oblanceolate, apex obtuse, base cuneate to atteunate, margin entire, glabrous beneath, coriaceous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves up to 7 pairs, obscure or visible when dry; tertiary nerves obscure. Flowers- Inflorescence axillary racemes; flowers white. Fruit & seed- Drupe; seed one. Trees in disturbed or semi-evergreen forests between 800 and 1200 m. South India and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- South Sahyadri. (Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry from India Biodiversity Portal)
I wish to add Choinanthus zeylanicus to efi Plant name: Chionanthus zeylanicus L., Sp. Pl. 8. 1753. Ver.name: Verri pogada (Tel.). Family: Oleaceae Description: Deciduous trees, 5-10 m tall; bark greyish-black, fissured; branchlets minutely hairy. Leaves opposite; petiole 5-10 mm; lamina 4.5-12 × 3-5.5 cm, obovate, base cuneate, apex obtuse or emarginate, margin entire; glabrous, coriaceous. Flowers 4-merous, creamy white, 5-6mm across, in 3-5cm long, axillary panicles. Calyx lobes small, 4 teethed, tawny-pubescent. Corolla lobes 4, tubular, thick, basally connate, lanceolate. Stamens 2, included, filaments short, attached at the base of corolla; anthers lanceolate. G(2) ;ovary 2-celled, glabrous, 2 pendulous ovules in each locule; style short, included. Drupe 6 × 4 mm, obovoid, blackish-purple at maturity, bitter. Habitat& location: Common in dry deciduous forests. Photographed at Rapur ghat. Flowering period: March- June. Medicinal Uses: The root bark is used as antidote for snakebite by local tribals.
Found in Mannur RF, Aug. Would it be possible to get more information about habit habitat and date in which photo taken. Habit: Woody shrub around 2 metres. Habitat: Dry Evergreen forest near Chennai Date: August yes it looks like Choinanthes zeylanica For me this one looks like C.zeylanicus, based on the leaves and fruits shape. |
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