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Millingtonia hortensis L.f., Suppl. Pl. 291 1782. (Syn: Bignonia azedarachta König & Sims; Bignonia cicutaria K.D.Koenig ex Mart.; Bignonia hortensis (L.f.) Oken; Bignonia suberosa Roxb.; Millingtonia dubiosa Span.; Nevrilis suberosa Raf. [Illegitimate]);
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mill-in-TOH-nee-uh — named for Thomas Millington, an English botanist … Dave’s Botanary hor-TEN-sis — of or in gardens; cultivated … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Indian cork tree, tree jasmine • Hindi: नीम चमेली neem chameli • Kannada: ಆಕಾಶ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ akasha mallige, ಬಿರಟುಮರ biratumara • Konkani: आकासनिम्ब akasnimb • Malayalam: കടെസമ് katesam • Marathi: आकाश चमेली akash chameli, बुच buch, कावळ निम्ब kaval nimb • Oriya: ବକେନୀ bakeni, ମଚ୍ ମଚ୍ mach-mach • Tamil: காட்டுமல்லி kattu-malli • Telugu: కవుకీ kavuki . Native to: s China, India, Indo-China, Malesia; also cultivated .
The tree flowers twice during the year.
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Indian Cork Tree-251210MN:
Sending photos of Indian Cork tree. Common name : Indian Cork tree, tree jasmine – Etymology of the name Millingtonia hortensis Millingtonia– after Thomas Millington, English Botanist
hortensis– grown in garden. Toptropicals – Most common tree in South india , especially in Chennai and Mysore . It flowers twice during the year. – Also occasionally found in Haryana, known locally as Akash Neem. – I have seen this tree in Bangalore as Avenue tree.
images of Millingtonia hortensis: Sharing the few images of Millingtonia hortensis from NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore
Date: Flowers: Sep. Oct. 2011 Habitat: Garden
Habit: Tree Yes. A common avenue tree in Chennai and other cities like Bangalore and Mysore. The tree flowers twice during the year. Now it is in full bloom everywhere.
Bangalore – RA – Millingtonia hortensis – Indian Cork Tree – finally got the pod: I have notice many trees in Coimbatore. But not the fruiting. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I thought it never fruits in India. saw a lot of these trees in flowers when visiting Hyderabad a few years ago… but no fruits… this is unusual… rare sight
Request for ID 07112012GD: Please see whether there are fallen leaves. If not pictures, at least give details of leaves such as size and whether simple leaf or compound leaf The flowers are from Millingtonia hortensis… It’s indeed M. hortensis. I went back and had some photos, but somehow they aren’t uploading. . Millingtonia fruit – Is Millingtonia native to India ? : Millingtonia hortensis Linn. f has Bignonia suberosa Roxb. as synonym. The ornamental tree which has a telugu name also. It is quite probable that species collected by Koenig much earlier in his voyage to Siam has been described by Linnaeus filius just like Tectona from Burma, Pterocarpus santalinus from Tirupati hills by Koenig who is mentor of Roxburgh describing plants from Coromanedl. Millingtonia is monotypic perhaps and Generic one should be studied to locate exct type locality instead of SE ASia. I used to call it as Turaka malli for tree jasmine but Kavadi of wikipedia I have to check from Elliot now under revision as Floraandhrika Blospot.in One of the common name of Millingtonia hortensis is Indian Cork Tree. And its name exists in the Trees of India. Millingtonia hortensis is probably from Burma or nearby regions and has been sought after by horticulturists for planting in parks and gardens. Few more observations in this regard can be seen at efi site link:
/species/a—l/b/bignoniaceae/millingtonia/millingtonia-hortensis Thank you … So is it safe to assume that at other places in India, pollinators are absent thereby preventing fruiting. I have seen flowers in the months of Aug till Nov in Panjim and on NH 4 till Pune, I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS FRUITING MILLINGTONIAS AT BANGALORE. IT IS COMMONLY PROPOGATED THROUGH ROOTSUCKERS I HAVE PLANTED THIS SPS IN THOUSANDS IN BANGALORE DURING 1983-1987 OFCOURSE IT FLOWERS TWICE AT BANGALORE, AND MAY BE ELSEWHERE AS WELL I have not observed/recorded fruiting especially in Coimbatore region.
Bignoniaceae Week :: DV :: 29 NOV 08 :: Millingtonia hortensis at Thane: Millingtonia hortensis L.f.
Bignoniaceae Week :: :: Millingtonia hortensis at Mumbai:: PKA16 :
Millingtonia hortensis at Mumbai:
Bignoniaceae Week :: Millingtonia hortensis, L.f. <=> Indian Cork Tree – Bangalore – RA: The ashy bark is cracked and furrowed and the numerous fissures make removal of the cork an easy matter. It is used as an inferior substitute for true cork.
From April until the rains and again in November and December, a profusion of silvery-white, delightfully fragrant flowers crown the foliage. Upright open clusters with arching blooms terminate every branchlet. Each flower is a tiny bell-shaped calyx, a long slender tube of palest green dividing into four waxy, white petals and several conspicuous yellow anthered stamens. Many flowers are delicately tinted with rose. As the flowers are short-lived, the flower sprays mostly consist largely of long whitish buds, while the ground below is spangled with innumerable little stars. Between January and March the leaves are shed and renewed during April and May, although the tree is never quite naked.
The long leaves bear two or three widely spaced pinnae, each with five or seven smooth leaflets, oval, pointed and slightly round-toothed. Each is from 2.5 to 7.5 cm. long. Sometimes the lower pinnae, are again divided and bear one pair of three leaved pinnae, one or two pairs of leaflets and one leaflet at the end.
The fruit is very long and narrow, pointed at both ends and contains thin flat seeds. Trees do not seed very easily in India. The long, fragrant flowers are commonly woven into an ornamental braid called Veni in Maharashtra.
Thanks for the nice upload. First time I am seeing the fruit pad pictures.
Bignoniaceae Week :: Millingtonia hortensis : Indian Cork Tree : Muscat & Hyderabad : 100113 : AK: Adding pictures of Indian Cork Tree from Muscat & Hyderabad.
Bignoniaceae week:: Indian Cork Tree – Millingtonia hortnsis (NSJ-01 12/01/2013): Attractive white flowers.
Millingtonia hortensis from Kolkata, West Bengal: SCFEB03 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Synonym: Bignonia suberosa Roxb. Yes a common avenue tree in Pune too. Very fragrant flowers fall on the ground just before rains.
Species id: DKV 221110; Flowers from Oman – efloraofindia | Google Groups .
Millingtonia hortensis L.f. : 10 posts by 2 authors. 8 images- 4 to 7 mb each.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: 07 December 2019
Elevation: MSL
Habitat: Cultivated
ID- Tall tree, UTC, Bangalore: This could be a species of Melia. Thanks … Will try to get better photos if possible on my next visit to the place. Will also look out for any flowers/ fruits though maybe I have to wait another year till that happens Millingtonia hortensis only, . Millingtonia hortensis from Kaikondrahalli lake, Bangalore-GS25012022-5: 5 very high res. images. Leaves look different although flowers look like M.hortensis. I think leaves are all right as per images at Millingtonia hortensis . Bignoniaceae: Millingtonia hortensis L.f.: 3 images- 1 high res.
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