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Murraya paniculata
Murraya paniculata
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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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.