Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Moringaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Bipinnate
Leaf Shape
Ovate, Elliptic
Leaf Apex
Retuse
Leaf Base
Rotund
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A medium sized deciduous tree.
Habitat and Distribution : Occasional on hills in the deciduous belt. Up to 1000m in full sun. Peninsular India to West Pakistan.
Field Tips : Bark fissured to 10cm deep, corky grey. Leaf fall January. New foliage April.
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Names:
Irula : Kattu murungai
Tamil : Kattu murungai
Flower:
In axillary panicles, white with purple streaks. Flowering from February-April.Fruit :
A capsule, beaked, cylindrical. Seeds many, 3-angled. Fruiting from April onwards.
