Osmanthus fragrans Lour.

 
  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (Olive Or Jasmine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Oleaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Osmanthus fragrans Lour.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Grown as garden plant
  • Key identification features : Leaves elliptic-oblong lanceolate, acute to acuminate at apex, cuniate at base, sharply serrate at margin. Flowers very fragrant, corolla lobes divided almost to the base.
  • Native : China, Japan
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Osmanthus fragrans. Downloaded on 10 December 2024.

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