Millingtonia hortensis

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Photographs by: Dr. Maulik Gadani

Botanical Name : Millingtonia hortensis L.
Common Name : Indian Cork Tree, Tree Jasmine, Akash-Limbdo, Buch, Latak Chameli
Plant Family : Bignoniaceae
Plant Form : Tree
Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 2, 10, 11, 15-18, 22, 24, 30

Habit : A tall, straight, evergreen tree.
Stem : Bark corky hence often called as Indian cork-tree.
Leaves : Opposite, imparipinnately bipinnate, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, serrate, acute.
Inflorescence : Panicles of racemes
Flowers :
- White, sweet scented.
- Calyx bell shaped, small.
- Corolla tube long lobes 5, slightly bilabiate.
- Stamens 4-5, didynamous, exserted.
- Ovary 1-celled, ovules many style long, stigma 2-lobed.
Fruit : Capsule flat, many seeded, seeds winged.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : September-December
Significance : Commonly planted in the gardens and as an avenue tree on the roads everywhere.