- Family : BIGNONIACEAE
(Bignonia Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Millingtonia hortensis L.f.
- Common name : Indian Cork Tree, Tree Jasmine, Akash neem
- Vernacular name :
- Neem chameli, Akas-nim (Hindi)
- Akasha mallige (Kannada)
- Maramallingai, Panner maram (Tamil)
- Kavuki, Manumalli, Katumalli, Akasa malli, Punaga, Manu sampangi, Karaku, Toka malli (Telugu)
- Akasaveppu, Maramalli, Kadesam (Malayalam)
- Sithahara, Bakini, Reali (Oria)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Planted
- Comments / notes : Commonly planted in gardens and avenues. Flowers are fragrant.
- Flower, Fruit : May-February
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Davanagare district, Dharwad district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Mysuru district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Native : South & Southeast Asia
- World Distribution : South & Southeast Asia, Malesia
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
- Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
- Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
- Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Millingtonia hortensis. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.
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