Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Annonaceae | Genus: Artabotrys | Species:
Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.)
Bhandari
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Annona hexapetala L.f., Artabotrys intermedius Hassk., Annona uncinata Lam., Unona uncata (Lour.) Dunal, Uvaria odoratissima Roxb. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Harichampa, Ylang Ylang Vine, Climbing lang-lang, Ilang-ilang | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Tail grape | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kathchampa, Madanmast, Hira – champa, Harachampaka, Manorangini | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 800-1300m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits are 3-4 cm long when ripe, ovoid and smooth. |
| Habitat | Forest and cultivated, | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Native of Tropical Asia | Bark Details | Bark grayish brown, fissured. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Scandent bushy shrub, about 5-8 m long. Bark dark brown, thin, branchlets puberulous, glabrescent or glabrous when mature. Leaves simple, alternate, lanceolate-elliptic to oblong, margin entire, apex acute or shallow acuminate, chartaceous, dark green, shining, glabrous above. Inflorescence solitary or in pairs, on a hooked peduncle at the apex and middle, peduncle somewhat compressed and drooping. Flowers bisexual, fragrant; sepals 3, ovate or somewhat triangular, apex acute, connate at the base, greenish outside or yellowish green inside, about 5-8 x 6 mm across; petals 6 in 2 rows, rarely 9, ovate-lanceolate, base clawed saccate coherent, apex obtuse, greenish yellow when young and yellow when mature. Carpels few, sickle shaped, pubescent or glabrous, seeds 1-2, oval-oblong, brown, deeply grooved on one side. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, lanceolate-elliptic to oblong, margin entire, apex acute or shallow acuminate, chartaceous, dark green, shining, glabrous above |
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