Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders, Taxon 61: 1031. 2012. (Basionym : Guatteria fragrans Dalzell; Syn: Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd.)) as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015); . MOH-noh-on — Greek: monos (single), oon (egg) — referring to the single-seeded fruit … compiled from web FRAY-granz — fragrant … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: fragrant ashok, fragrant cherry-nutmeg • Kannada: ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara • Konkani: मिर्यो miryo • Malayalam: ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori • Malvani: मिर्यो miryo • Tamil: கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai ..
It could be Polyalthia fragrans. Cananga odorata yes it is Polyalthia fragrans a rare tree and found in Amboli or in I am a bit confused…. so which is it? … having taken look at pictures of both species on internet, to me both of them look quite close !! So my guess will not add any value to this post. Requesting .. to reconsider their IDs and comment. …precisely… this is my reservation about बेधडक id of a plant based on low resolution pictures that are often of poor quality… its not just flowers’ id… I have the same reservation about diagnosis on telemedicine…about some cancers in particular… where the malignant cells’s features do not get transmitted properly… etc etc…. I always knew one had tho look at the tree/shrub/herb/plant in to to, bark, leaves and flowers, often dissecting them in great details …. to arrive at a diagnosis… that’s why I am in awe of people who can do it… in most cases its possible, I guess…. when afeature is soooo unique as in the Jabotyicab I showed… etc… but ylang ylang… too many variations and types across the continents… and too many other things that loo alike… we may need to re think… while I have your attention, that yellow flower labelled as Rudbeckia in flowers of india net may not be rudbeckia… need to be looked at and all the pictures that were taken that day at the same time..carefully… (also that website may have been hacked… asks for email address of you and your friend just to let one see the flower picture since yesterday evening) my two cents worth…. about rudbeckia… Its a Polyalthia fragrans    Annonacea of north Western Ghats (Maharashtra) – 5. Polyalthia fragran : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 5 authors. This is the fifth and the final species of Annonaceae from Maharashtra. I will start with Annonaceae of central Western Ghats (Goa and Karnataka) next Wow, Nice find.. keep posting, enjoying all yr uploads…
Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Annonaceae » Polyalthia fragrans ? at Karnataka:: PKA-March-18:: : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5). A big tree spotted in North Karnataka. Looks similar to Polyalthia fragrans
Family: Annonaceae = Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders in Taxon 61: 1031. 2012. Guatteria fragrans Dalzell in Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 206. 1851. . 685 ID wild tree: 19 high res. images. Please ID wild tree, Location: bloomed near Thattekkadu Kothamangalam Ernakulam Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1100fsl Flower date: 14JAN2025, 05.20pm Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy riverside Plant habit: large erect branched tree, hard woody cylindrical trunk 60 inches base circumference, rough brownish bark, purplish sprouts Height: 20 meter Leaves: alternate elliptic acute simple wavy, size upto: 20×8cm Flower: axillary spike inflorescence, greenish, good fragrance diameter upto: 06cm Fruit: Seed: Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Hook.f. & Thomson ?? Yes, it is Polyalthia fragrans dear …, thank you very much for ID my tree . Names of Plants in India :: Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders: Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders MOH-noh-on — Greek: monos (single), oon (egg) — referring to the single-seeded fruit … compiled from web FRAY-granz — fragrant … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: fragrant ashok, fragrant cherry-nutmeg • Kannada: ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara • Konkani: मिर्यो miryo • Malayalam: ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori • Malvani: मिर्यो miryo • Tamil: கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai botanical names: Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders … homotypic synonyms: Guatteria fragrans Dalzell • Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. … POWO, retrieved 24 May 2026 Bibliography / etymology / notes Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India fragrant ashok
fragrant cherry-nutmeg
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara
kakechapaya
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat मिर्यो miryo
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji
ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori
~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मालवणी) … spoken in: Maharashtra (only in the Sindhudurg district), north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) … a dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords मिर्यो miryo
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 11:22 24-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:41 24-05-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/monoon-fragrans-dalzell-bxue-rmksaunders.html both Malayalam and English names are correct. . References: A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015) |
Monoon fragrans
Updated on June 14, 2026