{"id":1313583,"date":"2011-02-14T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T11:03:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:24:01","slug":"chionanthus-mala-elengi","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/chionanthus-mala-elengi\/","title":{"rendered":"Chionanthus mala-elengi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Chionanthus<\/i> mala-elengi<\/i> (Dennst.) P.S.Green<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26: 124 1984 publ. 1985<\/i>. (Synonym: Chionanthus<\/span><\/i> malabaricus<\/span><\/i> (Wall. ex G.Don) Bedd.<\/span><\/a>; Forsythia<\/span><\/i> mala-elengi<\/span><\/i> Dennst.<\/span><\/a>; Ligustrum<\/i><\/span> microphylla<\/span><\/i> (J. Graham) S.M. Almeida<\/span><\/a>; Ligustrum<\/span><\/i> microphyllum<\/span><\/i> (J.Graham) S.M.Almeida<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Linociera<\/span><\/i> malabarica<\/span><\/i> Wall. ex G.Don<\/span><\/a>; Mayepea<\/span><\/i> malabarica<\/span><\/i> (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze<\/span><\/a>; Phillyrea<\/span><\/i> microphylla<\/span><\/i> J.Graham<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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kye-oh-NAN-thus<\/span><\/b>\u00a0— snow-white flowers<\/span> …\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\u00bf\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mah<\/span>-luh-AY-len-jai<\/b><\/span>\u00a0? — derived from Malabar name of the plant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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commonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Malabar fringe tree<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb9\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cc6 hariyaage<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb2\u0cc6 maisaale<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0ca4\u0c97\u0ca1\u0cb2\u0cbf tagadali<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d07\u0d32\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d3f mala-elengi<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0939\u0947\u0921\u094d\u0921\u0940 heddi<\/a>\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf sorkili<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Habit- Small trees up to 8 m tall.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trunk & Bark- Bark grey, smooth shining, covered with raised corky lenticels; blaze dull orange.<\/span><\/div>\n
Branches and branchlets- Young branchlets subterete, glabrous, whitish.<\/span><\/div>\n
Leaves- Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.5-1.2 cm long, canaliculate, glabrous; lamina 5-14.5 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-obovate, apex abruptly acuminate or sometimes rounded, base cuneate, margin entire or slightly revolute, coriaceous, drying olive green, glabrous beneath; midrib canaliculate above; secondary nerves very slender, nearly parallel; tertiary and higher order nerves obscure.<\/span><\/div>\n
Inflorescence \/ Flower- Inflorescence few flowered cymes or on axillary fascicles; slender peduncles; flowers sessile, yellowish white.<\/span><\/div>\n
Fruit and Seed- Drupe, ellipsoid, or ovoid, 1.5 cm long; seed one.<\/span><\/div>\n
Understorey trees in disturbed evergreen to semievergreen forests, up to 1000 m.<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Peninsular India; in the Western Ghats- throughout.<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
(Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry from India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n
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ID confirmation MS310311 -23 – ID requested<\/a>:
\nI am attaching the photographs of a tree (medium sized)<\/span> for confirmation\u00a0of ID.
\nThe photos ware taken <\/span>on 27.12.2010 in Kabballi, near Shimoga.\u00a0<\/span>Shimoga is\u00a0in<\/span> the Western Ghats of Karnataka.<\/span><\/div>\n
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-This could be Chionanthus mala-elengi<\/i> (Dennst.) P.S.Green
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– Yes Chionanthus mala-elengi<\/i> from the family Oleaceae
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Chionanthus mala-elengi:<\/a> Today at Kanakeshwar, Alibag<\/span>
\nChionanthus mala-elengi<\/i>
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\nAgumbe Ghat :: Chionanthus mala-elengi :: DVJAN10<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors.
\nAgumbe Ghat<\/span> <\/span>(part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span>)<\/span> … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
\n<\/span><\/span>Date<\/span>: 28 DEC 2014<\/span><\/span> … <\/span>Altitude<\/span>: about 600 m asl at crest, about 250 m asl at foothill<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Chionanthus mala-elengi <\/i>(Dennst.) P.S.Green <\/span>… (family: Oleaceae<\/i>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ANAPR29 Chionanthus mala-elengi (Dennst.) P.S.Green<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Family: Oleaceae<\/i>
\nDate: March 2015
\nPlace: Aralam WLS<\/span>, Kerala<\/span>
\nHabit: Tree<\/span>
\nHabit, leaves and flowers can be seen at this link<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I D PLEASE<\/a> : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span>
\nPlease identify this small tree<\/span>…. flowers similar to Mimusops<\/i>.. from Kannur, Kerala<\/span>.. riparian habitat<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chionanthus<\/i> sp.<\/p>\n

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Chionanthus<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0species in eFloraofindia (with details\/ keys <\/b>from published papers\/ regional floras\/ FRLHT\/ FOI\/ Biotik\/ efloras\/ books etc., where ever available on net)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Names of Plants in India :: Chionanthus mala-elengi (Dennst.) P.S.Green<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors.<\/p>\n

via Species<\/a>\u200e > \u200eC<\/a>\u200e > Chionanthus mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0(Dennst.) P.S.Green …\u00a0family: Oleaceae<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"Flowers<\/a>\u00a0\"Discussions<\/a>\u00a0\"more<\/a>\u00a0\"more<\/a>
kye-oh-NAN-thus<\/span><\/b>\u00a0— snow-white flowers<\/span> …\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\u00bf\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mah<\/span>-luh-AY-len-jai<\/b><\/span>\u00a0? — derived from Malabar name of the plant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
commonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Malabar fringe tree<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb9\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cc6 hariyaage<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb2\u0cc6 maisaale<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0ca4\u0c97\u0ca1\u0cb2\u0cbf tagadali<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d07\u0d32\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d3f mala-elengi<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0939\u0947\u0921\u094d\u0921\u0940 heddi<\/a>\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf sorkili<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Chionanthus mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0(Dennst.) P.S.Green …\u00a0<\/span>synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Chionanthus malabaricus<\/i>\u00a0(Wall. ex G.Don) Bedd. \u2022\u00a0<\/span>Forsythia mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0Dennst. \u2022\u00a0<\/span>Linociera malabarica<\/i>\u00a0Wall. ex G.Don \u2022\u00a0<\/span>Mayepea malabarica<\/i>\u00a0(Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze \u2022\u00a0<\/span>Phillyrea microphylla<\/i>\u00a0J.Graham …\u00a0<\/span>The Plants List<\/i>\u00a0(2013). Version 1.1.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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kye-oh-NAN-thus<\/b>\u00a0— snow-white flowers <\/span>…\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
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commonly known as<\/b>: Malabar fringe tree \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0cb9\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cc6 hariyaage, \u0cb9\u0cca\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cbf \u0cae\u0cb0 horiyakki mara, \u0c95\u0cca\u0c82\u0ca1\u0cc6 \u0cae\u0cb0 konde mara, \u0cae\u0cc8\u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb2\u0cc6 maisaale, \u0ca4\u0c97\u0ca1\u0c95 tagadaka, \u0ca4\u0c97\u0ca1\u0ca4\u0cbf tagadati \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d3f mala-elengi \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u0939\u0947\u0921\u094d\u0921\u0940 heddi \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf sorkili \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c2a\u0c41\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c2e\u0c41 punagamu, \u0c2a\u0c41\u0c23\u0c3f\u0c1a\u0c3f punichhe \u2022\u00a0Tulu<\/b>: \u0caa\u0cca\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cbf \u0cae\u0cb0\u0cca poriyakki maro<\/p>\n

botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Chionanthus mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0(Dennst.) P.S.Green …\u00a0synonym<\/b>:\u00a0Forsythia mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0Dennst. …\u00a0POWO<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\/\u00a0accepted infraspecific<\/b>:\u00a0Chionanthus mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0subsp.\u00a0mala-elengi<\/i>\u00a0…\u00a0synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Chionanthus malabaricus<\/i>\u00a0(Wall. ex G.Don) Bedd. \u2022\u00a0Linociera malabarica<\/i>\u00a0Wall. ex G.Don \u2022\u00a0Mayepea malabarica<\/i>\u00a0(Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze … and more at\u00a0POWO<\/a><\/p>\n

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Malabar fringe tree<\/b><\/div>\n