Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Murraya | Species: Murraya paniculata (Linn.) Jack |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Murraya exotica Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Banasik | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Orange Jasmine | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Meetha Neem | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To About 1500 M | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Ovoid-ellipsoid 2 Cm Long With A Tapering End, Reddish When Ripe |
| Habitat | Shaded Ravines In Hills | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Sub Himalayan tracts, Himachal Pradesh to Bhutan, South India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Australia and Pacific Islands | Bark Details | Bark Pale Lenticellate |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Rock garden, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Sector 1, Sector 4, Sector 5, Sector 6, Sector 26 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, large shrubs, Upto 5 m high .Stem woody rough, pal white, twigs pubescent. Leaves imparipinnate, 4 – 15 cm long. Leaflets 3 – 7(9), alternate or subopposite, ovate - lanceolate. Flowers white, fragrant, 1.5 – 2 cm long, in terminal or axillary corymbs. Sepals minute, acute. Petals obovate – lanceolate, 1 – 1.5 cm long. Stamens 10 or less. Ovary 2 celled. Ovules 2 in each. Style filiform. Berry red or deep orange, oblong to obovoid, 1 – 2 cm long, pointed | Leaf Details | Leaflets Alternate, 3- Or 5- Or Sometimes 7 – Or Very Rarely 1-foliolate, Varying In Size And Outline, Usually 3.5 -8 X 2-3.5 Cm Or In Smaller Forms 1-3.5 X 0.5-1.5 Cm |
