Descriptions

It is a medium-sized evergreen tree. Leaves are leathery, simple, and whorled in groups of three to ten., narrowly obovate to very narrowly spathulate, with a cuneate base and a rounded apex. Flowers are small, funnel-shaped, fragrant, white to creamy-greenish white in color. The flowers are produced in prominent cyme inflorescences at the end of branchlets. Fruit is two-lobed, spindle-shaped, dehiscent follicle green in color.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

October-March

Use(s)

The bark decoction is used to kill stomach worms. It is also used for ornamental purposes. The tree is planted to reduce the pollutants from air and soil.