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Local Name Chini Champa
Botanical Name Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari
Common Name Climbing ylang-ylang
Family Annonaceae
Distribution Cultivated throughout India including Odisha. Also distributed in Sri Lanka, South China etc.
Habit Climbing shrub or small tree
Short Description It is a climbing shrub or small tree, about 5-8m long.
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Descriptions

It is a climbing shrub or small tree with leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, glossy on the abaxial surface. Flowers are solitary or paired, green in immature and light-yellow color when mature, fragrant. Fruits clustered rounded and green, pointed at both ends.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

March - June

Use(s)

Flowers used in making perfumes and beverage like tea. Fruit is also use for the treatment of fever and diarrhea.