Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.

 
  • Family : CELASTRACEAE
    (Staff-Tree Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cassine orientalis (Jacq.) Kuntze; Rubentia orientalis (Jacq.) Dum.Cours.; Aralia chabrieri Van Geert; Elaeodendron indicum Gaertn.; Elaeodendron pyramidale Salisb.; Rubentia angustifolia Colla; Rubentia longifolia Desf.; Rubentia mauritiana Desf.; Rubentia olivina J.F.Gmel.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.
  • Common name : False Olive
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree; regular branches, form more or less rounded; bark is fluted, altertion of ribs and grooves; leaves on young plants are long and thin with a thin red mid-rib, adult leaves are round and dark green with a toothed margin; small yellowish-green flowers, 5 stamens visible in the axils of the petals; Fruit size and shape of an olive.
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai
  • Native : Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion
  • Literature :
    • Photograph of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elaeodendron orientale. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

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