Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb.

 
  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (OLIVE FAMILY OR JASMINE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Oleaceae
  • Species : Chionanthus ramiflorus
  • Synonym : Linociera macrophylla Wall.; Linociera ramiflora Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb.
  • Vernacular name : Musiladi, Perumsithudakkai (Tam.); Kurma Gochh, Kurwa (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0622
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., Navendu Page, K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 23/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Yercaud-Salem Ghat road, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Moist deciduous forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : On hills above 800 m in deciduous forests and also in shola borders. Wood is hard. Also is a precious fodder.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Chionanthus ramiflorus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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