| Family: Bignoniaceae | Genus: Millingtonia | Species: Millingtonia hortensis L.f. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
| Synonym | Bignonia azedarachta Kon. & Sims, Bignonia cicutaria Koen. ex Mart., Millingtonia dubiosa Span | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Akash Neem | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Cork Tree, Tree Jasmine | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Akash Neem, Neem Chameli | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 500-1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capsule linear, compressed. Seeds discoid-oblong, compressed, including wing, surrounded by membranous and transparent wings |
| Habitat | Low altitude slopes | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | South Asia and South East Asia | Bark Details | Grey corky bark |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 9, Sector 10 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees up to 25 m tall. Leaves 40-100 cm; petiolule ca. 1 cm; leaflets elliptic, ovate, or ovate-oblong, glabrous, base rounded, oblique, margin entire, apex acuminate; lateral veins 4 or 5 on each side of midrib. Inflorescences cymose-paniculate, peduncle and pedicels pale yellow pubescent; bracts and bractlets deciduous. Pedicel slender, ca. 1 cm. Calyx small, cupular, sinuo- late lobed; lobes slightly reflexed. Corolla white, lobes globose in bud, ovate-lanceolate at anthesis, 1-2 cm, densely pubescent along margin adaxially. Ovary glabrous; ovules numerous, 4-rowed. Capsule linear, compressed. Seeds discoid-oblong, compressed, including wing.. | Leaf Details | Leaves 40-100 cm; petiolule ca. 1 cm; leaflets elliptic, ovate, or ovate-oblong, glabrous, base rounded, oblique, margin entire, apex acuminate; lateral veins 4 or 5 on each side of midrib. |
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