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Murraya paniculata

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  • Botanical Name : Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
  • Synonyms : Murraya exotica L.
  • Common Name : Kamini, Indian Box-Tree, Jaasvanti
  • Plant Family : Rutaceae
  • Plant Form : Tree
  • Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Murraya paniculata Plant :

  • Habit : A small tree.
  • Leaves : Imparipinnate, leaflets 3-7, alternate, ovate-elliptic, acute, glabrous and oblique, shining.
  • Flowers :
    • White, very fragrant, solitary or in terminal and axillary corymbs.
    • Sepals small, glandular.
    • Petals 5, white, oblong-lanceolate, imbricate.
    • Stamens 10, free, disk present.
    • Ovary 2-celled, seated on the disk.
    • Style falls of soon.
  • Fruit : Berry red when ripe, round or ovoid.
  • Flowering and Fruiting Time : June-October
  • Significance : Cultivated in gardens mainly because of its sweet smelling flowers.