Description

Habit : A tall handsome tree with shining, whitish to reddish-greybark. Leaves : Linear, lanceolate, greyish-green, acute at base, acuminate at apex. Inflorescence : Axillary Panicles. Flower : White in colour. Calyx tube bell shaped obconical, oblong, adnate to the ovary at the base, to form a conical hard, woody mass which is roofed over at the top by the sepals which form a cup. Petals episepalous; forming a cap or lid, caducous. Stamens many and are borne on the margin of receptacle, anthers small, style simple. Fruits : Capsule (pyxidium) Ovoid, flattened at tip. Flowering and Fruiting Time : April-August Significance : Ornamental tree. It is also used for roadside plantations. The leaves also yield aromatic oil.

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